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HARPEL, Llewellyn Vernon, lawyer, Boone; b. East Liberty, O., March 8, 1867; Unitarian; Rep .; ed. I. S. C. de- gree B. S .; Ia. Coll. law, LL. B .; m. Kate Stevens, July 10, 1892, Mason City Ia .; child. Gates; former city solicitor Perry, Ia .; co. atty. of Boone co., Ia .; indorsed for dist. judge by Boone co. bar assn .; active in war work; mem. Boone Country Club, Masonic bodies, O. E. S., W. S. of J., Chamber of Commerce. Former residences, Shel- dahl, Ia., 1870-88; Des Moines, Ia., 1888- 90; Perry, Ia., 1890-03.
HARRIS, Adah Roper, Musician, Des Moines; b. Dexter, la .; Prot .; ed. Chase Cons. and Southern Coll. of Music; pupil of several well known instructors; has played before many large assemblages in various cities; appeared in concerts on European tour; also presents an in- teresting illustrated travelogue; mem. Rebeccas, D. of V, O. E. S., White Shrine, Des Moines Woman's Club.
HARRIS Joseph B., manager Montrose Hotel, Cedar Rapids; b. Pomeroy, O., Aug. 5, 1881; Rep .; ed. grad. Pomeroy H. S .; m. Yvonne Bell; child. Esther; connected with public service institu- tions practically all his life; mem. Greeters of America, Hotel Men's Mu- tual Benefit Assn., Lion's Club; past three yrs. mgr. Martin Hotel, Sioux City, Ia .; 1 yr. mgr. Hermitage Hotel. New York City, three yrs. at Rice Hotel at Houston, Tex.
HARRISON, Albert E., Co. Supt. of Sch., Storm Lake; b. Pan Coast, Pa., Apr. 20, 1881; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Hiteman (Ia.) H. S .; Parsons Coll., Fairfield, Ia., B. A. degree; post grad. study at Ia. State Univ. and Univ. of Wis .; m. Louise Thatcher, 1911, Pocahontas, Ia .; child. Harlan A .; editor and publisher, Alta
Advertiser 1915-18; mem. Ia. State Teachers' Reading Circle Bd; mem. Co. Supt. of la. Legislative Com. 1919; mem. Storm Lake Rotary club (sec.), Storm Lake Country Club, Masons, Clerk of Session, Lakeside Presb. ch., Storm Lake. Former residences, Deni- son, Ia., Parkersburg, la., Grants Pass, Ore., Alta, Ia.
HARTMAN, John Clark, Editor Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo; b. Water- loo, Ia., June 21, 1861; ed. Waterloo pub. sch .; m. Ida M. Hummel, Nov. 8, 1886, Waterloo, Ia .; pres. W. H. Hart- man Co., publishers Waterloo Evening Courier; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Rotary, Sons of American Revolution, Sunnyside Country Club, Pres't Home Building and Loan Assn. ,
HASKELL, Cornelius D., banker, Sioux City; b. Stromsburg, Neb., May 14, 1886; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Yale Univ. B. A .; m. Margaret M. Timken, 1910, Bonesteel, S. D .; child. Marie T., John D., William W .; v-pres. Livestock Nat. bank; capt. inf. World war; mem. Elks, Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club. Former residence, Gregory, S. D., 1908-17.
HASKELL, Willis G., wholesale and retail coal bus., Cedar Rapids; b. Brad- ford, la., June 5, 1857; Rep .; m. Mae E. Williams, June 15, 1881; two sons, two daughters; state sen. 26th dist .; re-elected 1920; pres. Johnson Gas Ap- pliance Co .; pres. J. S. Anderson Land Co .; Dir. Merchants National bank; served as alderman Vinton and Cedar Rapids; chmn Park Cimmission, Ce- dar Rapids; mem. Rep. State Central Com .; pres. Commercial club and P. M. Cedar Rapids; mem. Masons, Elks, K. P.
HATTER, Russell E., lawyer, Marengo; b. Deep River, la., Apr. 24, 1892; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Deep River H. S., Grinnell Acad., Grinnell Coll. (4 yrs.); law dept. State Univ. of Ia. (2 yrs.); Rachel U. Vette, July 2, 1918; child. Arthur V .; mem. of law firm of Havner, Hatter & Harned; Co. atty., Ia. Co .; mem. Ia. State Bar Assn .; Phi Alpha Delta law frat .; Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P.
HAUGE, A. O., banker, real estate and insurance, Des Moines; b. Polk co., Ia., Feb. 13, 1879; Rep .; Luth .; ed. Humboldt Coll., degree of Master of Accounts; m. Elizabeth Heggen, Dec. 31, 1904, Cambridge, Ia .; child. Herbert H. Ger- hard; pres. Ia. Trust & Sav. bank; pres. Union Securities Co .; pres. Union Insurance Agency; treas. Union Realty Co .; treas. Farmers Live Stock In- surance Co .; mem. 38th and 39th G. A .; treas. Lutheran Brotherhood of Am .; mem. bd. trustees Norwegian Luth. Church of Am .; cashier Ia. State Treas. office; position in U. S. Treasury Dept .; mgr. business and commercial lepts., Humboldt Coll .; teacher commercial branches East Des Moines H. S., Des Moines; mem. Masons, Shrine, K. P., Yoeman, Woodman, Homesteader. For- mer residences, Polk Co., Ia., 1879-87; Emmett Co., Ia., 1887-91; Wright Co., Ia., 1891-1905; Polk Co., Ia., 1905-20.
HAVNER, H. M., lawyer, Marengo; b. Wayne Co., Ia., Nov. 22, 1871; Rep .;
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HAYDEN, Phillp Cady, Sch. Music Sup- ervisor, Keokuk; b. Brantford, Canada, Nov. 20, 1854; Cong .; Rep .; ed. N. Y. Univ., 1 yr .; Oberlin Coll. and Con- servatory five yrs .; m. Mary Neely Ral- ston, 1885, Quincy, Ill .; child. Ralston, Van B .; supervisor of sch. music in public sch. Quincy, Ill., and Keokuk, Ia., thirty yrs .; organized music sec- tion of Ill State Teachers' Assn. and was 1st and 2nd pres. of the same; pres. Ill Music Teachers' Assn. 1896-97; 2nd v-pres. and pres. of the dept. of music ed. of Nat. Ed. Assn .; 1st pres. Music Supervisors' Nat. Conference; estab- lished the supervisors' magazaine, School Music in 1900, and has remain- ed its editor and publisher; has writ- ten a number of children's school songs, both words and music; written and read many papers before Nat. and State music teachers' assn. and teach- ers' assns. most of which were pub- lished; mem. Zeta Psi frat. of New York Univ., Past-master Mason. For- mer residence, Quincy, Ill., 1883 to 1900. HAZELTON, Arthur S., lawyer, Council Bluffs; b. Plymouth, N. H., Nov. 7, 1855; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Kimball Union Acad., Meriden, N. H .; Dartmouth Coll. class 1881; m. Emma Higham, May 16, 1888, Keokuk, Ia .; child. Charles S. Paul H .; city solicitor, Council Bluffs 1892 to 1897; state senator one term; Postmaster Council Bluffs from July, 1902, to April, 1914; mem. Elks, Mac- cabees. Former residence, Plymouth, N. H., until Sept. 5, 1884.
HENDERSON, Harry J., Co. Supt. Sch., Hampton; b. Millersburg, O., July 26, 1869; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S. at Millers- burg, O .; Student at Ia. State Teachers' Coll .; Student at Drake Univ .; m. Josie E, Scantleburg, Nov. 15, 1893, Sheffield, Ia .; child. Muriel L .; sch. teacher 10 yrs .; Co. Supt. sch. 10 yrs .; mem. K. P., Hampton Commercial Assn. Former residences, Millersburg, O., 18 yrs .; Garner, Ia., 3 yrs .; Hampton, Ia. 30 yrs.
HENDERSON, J. H., lawyer, Indianola; b. Warren Co., on present site of Ack- worth, Sept. 16, 1848; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Pub. sch. and Simpson Coll .; non- grad .; m. Nannie J. Spray, Oct. 8, 1868, (deceased) ; 2nd Hattie E. Spray, June 20, 1905, (deceased); child. Frank P., Inez Proudfoot, Dwight F .; Commerce Counsel of Ia .; Circuit Judge, 1st Cir- cuit, 5th Judicial Dist., 1885-86; Dist. Judge 5th Judicial Dist. of Ia., 1887-90; 1891-95; 1896, resigning, effective Jan. 1, 1897; mem. bd. of state law exam- iners 1903-06; appointed Commerce Counsel of Ia. July 1, 1911; appointed again July 1, 1915, and again July 1, 1919; now serving under the last ap- pointment; mem. of Grant Club, Des Moines, Masonic bodies, Shrine, I. O. O. F., Subordinate Encampment, Re- bekah, Canton, Grand Master I. O. O. F., 1906-07; representative to Sover- eign Grand Lodge two yrs., 1909-10 and
1910-11. His home has been in Indiano- la, Warren Co., Ia., since June, 1850. HENRY, Charles, sheriff Marshall Co., Marshalltown; b. Reading, Pa., Feb. 7, 1860; Lutheran; Dem .; ed. Parochial sch. and pub. H. S .; printer and news- paper publisher; mem. city council, Marshalltown, six yrs .; mem. Masons, Elks. Former residence, Reading, Pa. HENRY, Samuel D., Editor Coon Rapids Enterprise, Coon Rapids; b. Shelby Co., Ind., Oct. 10, 1854; Unitarian; Rep .; ed. rural sch .; m. Mary A. Stimson, Oct., 1876, Des Moines, (deceased) ; 2nd Josephine S. Sevor of Hartford, Ia .; child. Josephine A. Frances C .; newspapering; owns modern ptg. office and building; stockholder in several corporations; Postmaster from 1897 to
1911; chmn. War Service Council` Union twp., Carroll Co., Ia., during World war; mem. of Co. Red Cross Assn .; said to be the oldest publisher in point of ser- vice at any one town in Iowa-38 yrs .; mem. K. P. and M. W. A .; took an active part in the enforcement of the Ja. prohibitory law and alligned him- self with the prohibition wing of his party during all the political campaigns. Former residences, Indiana, 1854-69; Kansas, 1869-74; Des Moines, 1874-80; from 1880-83, Albion, Ia.
HEMINGER, A. L., lawyer and educator, Des Moines; b. Van Buren Co. Ia., Dec. 16, 1873; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Keo- sauqua H. S .; B. D., Ia. State Teach- ers' Coll .; Ph. B. & LL. B. State Univ. of Ia .; m. Edna Margaret Browning, June 26, 1905, Keokuk, Ia .; child. Mary M .; spent a number of yrs. in sch. work and nine yrs. as practicing atty. at Keosauqua; appointed Deputy State Supt. and legal advisor, July 1, 1919; Co. Supt., Jan. 1904 to Jan. 1911; mem. A. O. U. W., Odd Fellows, Ma- sonic bodies, Shrine; Ia. St. Bar Assn .; Deputy Custodian, R. A. M .; Ia. State Teachers' Assn .; Nat. Ed. Assn.
HEMMY, David Joseph, Keokuk; b. Keo- kuk, Ia., March 27, 1882; Cath .; Dem .; ed. St. Mary's Parochial sch .; commis- sioner of city of Keokuk 1916; state or- ganizer of Am. Fed. of Labor, 1902; mem. executive bd. Ia. Federation of Labor, 1907-12-14; mem. K. C., Elks, M. W. A., Eagles, Cigar Makers Union, ex-board mem. Ia. State Federation of Labor.
HENNEMAN, Charles Henry, chief of police, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Feb. 15, 1866; Dem .; m. Mary Adeline Gallett, Sept. 26, 1888, Keokuk, Ia .; child. Chas., Mrs. Mary Rockefeller; world champion discus thrower, 1897-1902; western championship, 56-pound weight for height at St. Louis, 1892; central assn. champion shot put, discus and hammer throw at Detroit, 1895; won nat. shot put, 1897; chief of police, Keokuk, 1901- 07- and 1916 to date; mem. Masons, Elks, Eagles, M. W. A., Knights and Ladies of Security. Former residence, St. Louis, 1891-95.
HILL, George Edgar, lawyer, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., July 13, 1879; Presb .; Rep .; ed. H. S., Collegiate and law course; m. Elizabeth Jane Hosford,
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HILMER, Willlam C., educator, Sioux City; b. Reinbeck, Ia., May 11, 1871; Meth .; Rep .; ed. A. B. Baldwin-Wallace Coll. 1899; Ph. D. Univ. Ill., 1910; m. Emma E. Schmidt, 1894, Charles City, Ia .; child. Katherine M .; coll. prof. 19 yrs .; v-pres. Morningside Coll. 5 yrs. HIRSCH, Edward L., lawyer, Burling- ton; b. Burlington, Ia .. Oct. 21, 1880; Jewish; Dem .; ed. Burlington H. S .; LL. B., Ia. Univ .; m. Gertrude Nirdlin- ger, Feb. 8, 1911; child. Elizabeth, Henry L., Edward L .; city solicitor, Burling- ton, Ia., 1906-10; chmn. Des Moines Co. Dem. Cent. Com.
HODGES, E. B., Co. Supt. sch., Butler Co., Allison; b. Cedar Falls, Ia., 1887; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Cedar Falls H. S .; Ia. State Teachers' Coll., B. A. in educa- tion; I. S. C .; mem. Masons.
HOFFMAN, M. H., Co. Agr. Agent, Dav- enport; b. Harper, Ia., May 30, 1882; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Sigourney H. S. 1899; Ia. State Teachers' Coll. M. D., 1906; I. S. C., B. S. A. E. 1914; m. Alta E. Mathews, Aug. 14, 1907, Kansas City, Mo .; child. Virginia, Mary, Milton H., jr .; extension prof. of agr. eng., I. S. C., 1914-20; author of a number of papers on various phases of farm eng., partic- ularly on methods of preventing soil erosion; mem. Am. Soc. of Agri Eng., Gamma Sigma Delta. Former resi- dence, Ames, Ia., 1912-20.
HOLBROOK, Parker K., banker, Onawa; b. Onawa, Ia., Sept. 23, 1864: Rep .; ed. Onawa H. S., three yrs. in State Univ. at Ia. City, leaving at the end of jun- ior yr. to go into bus .; m. Virginia Robinson, Green Bay, Wis., 1893; child. Weare, John S .; pres. First Trust & Sav. bank, Onawa, the successor to Holbrook & Bro. established 1858; mem. bd. regents, State Univ. of Ia., 1896 to 1909; mem. State bd. of ed. 1909 to date; v-pres. State bd. of ed .; mem. Masons, Elks, Sigma Chi frat.
HOLDEN, William, Gen. sec. Sioux City Chamber of Commerce; civil eng. in city planning, etc., Sioux City; b. Har- din, Mo., Dec. 19, 1887; Epis .; Rep .; ed. St. Louis Central H. S., Univ. of Mo., B. S. in civil eng. '08; m. Grace Roby, 1911, Rocheport, Mo .; child. Edward W., James R .; formerly civil eng. on loca- tion, K. C. Clay Co. and St. Joseph electric Ry .; eng. in charge of con- struction of tunnels, and heavy rail- road work, Bingham & Garfield R. R. (Utah); planned Turkey Creek Diver- sion Project for K. C., Mo .; designed structures for K. C. Terminal Ry. Co .; assisted Brenneke & Fay, consulting engrs., St. Louis, in designing and had charge of construction of the Fort Worth Viaducts; chief engr. of con- struc co. building Tarrant Co. road sys- tem around Fort Worth; engr., dept. of streets and sewers, St. Louis, Mo., and in charge of considerable city planning work; recently elected pres.
of the Ia. Town Planning Assn .; sec. City Planning Commission of Sioux City; mem. of Sioux City Boat Club, Rotary Club, Sioux City Acad. of Sci- ence and Letters, American Soc. of Civ- il Engineers, Nat. Assn. of Commercial Organization Secretaries, Ia. Secretarial Bureau; Masons. Former residences, Hardin, Mo., Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis, Mo.
HOLDOEGEL, Perry C., farmer and banker, Rockwell City; b. near Wood- bine, Ia., Sept. 7, 1869; Rep .; m. Mattie A. Forest, Dunlap, Ia .; child., Donald, Dorothy; state sen. 27th dist .; mgr. Central Mutual Tel Co .; heavily inter- ested in farm lands; served as sec. and chmn. Rep. Co. Cent. Com.
HOLSTEEN, Fred S., lawyer, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., July 5, 1873; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Nauvoo, Ill. H. S., 1893, Bur- ington Institute Coll. 1895; Univ. Ia., Ph. B., 1898; LL. B., 1900; and Yale law sch. 1902; m. Leonore Mohlond, Oct. 22, 1907; child. Charles S., Theodore F., Fritz, Lucile; asst. U. S. atty. southern dist. of Ia., 1911-14; in I. N. G., for over 14 yrs. from private to lieut .- col. of inf .; military instructor and comnd. Univ. bat. 1899-1900; served over 21% yrs. in World war from pvt. to lieut. - col .; mem. Golf Club, Masons, Wood- men, Elks. Former residences, Benton twp., Des Moines Co., Ia.
HOOK, Eills J., lawyer, Decorah, b. Taze- well Co., Ill., 1870; Rep .; ed. grad. Decorah institute; grad state univ., law dept., 1912; m. Minnie Reed, 1898; prin- cipal and city supt. sch. Decorah; appt. Co. supt., elected and served 4 terms; formerly mayor of Decorah; chmn Rep. Co. Cent. Com; elected State Rep. Win- neshiek Co., 1918.
HOON, Earl, clergyman, Sioux City; b. Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 31, 1880; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grad. Garret Biblical Inst., Chicago. and special student Northwestern Univ .; m. Fannie Ruth Waitman, Bayard, Neb., 1900; child. Bessie E., Paul; pastor 1st Methodist Ch., Sioux City; his third "appointment" after graduation, all within first ten years of active minis- try; mem. Masonic bodies and Shrine. Former residences, came to Aurelia, Ia., on graduation in 1910; transferred to Manson, Ia., 1914; to First Methodist Ch., Sioux City, 1919.
HOPKINS, Chas. S., merchant, Lake City; b. Lockport, Ill., Sept. 18, 1854; Presb .; Rep .; ed. H. Sch. and two yrs. in Coll .; m. Mary A. Campbell, Dec. 3, 1878, Glid- den, Ia .; child. Martha A., Mercer; fur- niture business and funeral director; mem. State Embalmers' Examining Bd. for past 8 yrs., Masons, K. P. Former residences, 11 yrs. at Lockport, Ill .; 10 yrs. Fayette Co., fa .; 3 yrs. Glidden, Ia.
HORCHEM, B. J., School Principal, Du- buque; b. Dec. 4, 1886; Dem .; ed. grad. Dyersville Schools, 1884; Valparaiso, Ind., 1892; Normal Schools; Business Coll., Cedar Rapids; took special courses in Sociology and Psychology at Co- lumbia Univ. and Univ. of Chicago; mem. various societies of educational, sociological and scientific character;
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HORNIBROOK, Edward, physician and surgeon, Cherokee; b. Ontario, Can., Oct. 29, 1838; Pantheist; Dem .; ed. Pub. Sch .; private tutors 2 yrs .; Univ. of Toronto, 4 yrs. medical course; M. D., Victoria Univ., 1861; m. Rosina Ste- phens, Mitchell, Ont., 1863; child. Rose, Mary, Edward, William H .; mem. Sch. board, trustee Independence Hosp. for Insane; pres. Ia. State Medical Soc., 1898; pres. Sioux Valley Medical Soc. and Cherokee Medical Soc. several times; copious contributor to medical literature of the country. Former resi- dences, Merickville, 1838-52; Mitchell, Ont., 1861-79.
HORTON, Frank W., physician and sur- geon, Sanborn; b. Ft. Atkinson, Ia., Nov. 7, 1870; Presb .; Rep .; ed. H. S., Belmond, Ia .; Coll. M. D., Iowa City, Ia .; m. Harriet M. Smiley, Sept. 26, 1895, Iowa City, Ia .; child. Ruth L., Welma G., Margaret A .; examiner for Co. Board of Registration during war; health oflicer; chmn. Four Minute Men; pres. Board of Education; mem. Ma- sonic bodies, Shrine. Former resi- denees, Clayton Co., until 1884; Arling- ton, Fayette Co., until 1888; Belmond, Wright Co., until 1894.
HOSKINS, Henry A., pres. Hoskins-Can- tine Fuel Co., Sioux City; b. Sioux City, Ia., Jan. 15, 1886; Rep .; ed. S. C. H. S .; in class of 1903; left unfinished course at high sch. and started to work for S. C. Gas & Electric Co. as office boy in 1902; was made secy. of company in 1910; resigned in 1918 to go into coal business; m. Alerta Rowley, 1914, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Franz P., Lois, Allan W .; director S. C. Chamber of Com- merce; was chmn. Four Minute Men for S. C. and Woodbury Co., during World War; mem. and officer Elks, past mas- ter Masonic Lodge, Rotary Club, Shrine.
HOUGH, Frank Sherman, physician and surgeon, Sibley; b. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 22, 1864; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Detroit H. S., State Normal Sch. (Mich.); Michigan Agr'l Coll .; Mich. Military Acad .; Mich. Medical Coll (Detroit), grad. 1890, M. D .; m. Clara Randall, Sept. 20, 1889, Wal- kerville, Ont .; child. Randall S., Wy- man G., Frank S., Howell H., Elliott W .; propr. and surgeon Sibley Hosp., 1910 to date; mem. Wayne Co. Med. Soc., Detroit (former sec'y); former pres. Mich. Surgical and Pathological Soc .; mem. Osceola Co. Med. Soc .; N. W. la. Med. Soc .; Ia. State Med. Soc .; American Med. Assn .; chin. service organization of Osceola Co. Chap. Am. R. C .; chmn. and medical member of local board of Osceola Co .; received a commission as captain (med. sec.) in U. S. A. just prior to armistice; holds a commission at present as captain in Medical Reserve Corps of the army; mem. Masonic bodies. Former resi- dence, Detroit, Mich.
HOWARD, John H., lawyer, New Hamp- ton; b. Nashua, Ia., May 20, 1888; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grad. Nashua H. Sch., class 1907; Liberal Arts Coll., Univ. of Ia., class 1912; Univ. of Ia. Law Coll., class-f.
1915; m. Mildred Elliott of Lamont, Ia., April 25, 1917, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; Co. atty. Chickasaw Co., Ia .; mein. Acacia, Phi Delta Phi, Masons, I. O. O. F. For- mer residences, Nashua, Ia., until 1915; from 1915 to 1918, at Fredericksburg, Ia.
HOWD, John B., dentist, Sioux City; b. Burnside, Ill., Jan. 6, 1879; Prot .; Rep .; ed. LaHarpe, Ill., Sem .; Carthage, Ill., Coll .; grad. Drake Univ. and attained D. D. S. degree; m. March 14, 1900, Burnside, Ill .; child. Arlo S .; mem. Ma- sons, Elks, M. W. A., R. A., Eastern Star. Former residences, Burnside, Ill .; Des Moines, Ia .; Keokuk, Ia.
HOWE, James Augustus, lawyer, Des Moines; b. Attica, Mich., April 26, 1865; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Grand Junction, Ial, H. Sch .; regular degree L. L. B. and hon- orary degree (cum laude) in Ia. Coll. of Law; m. Elizabeth Case, Sept. 12, 1894, Des Moines, Ia .; child. Harold J .; pros. atty. of Polk Co., Ia., 1895 to 1899; de- clined third term; judge of Dist. Ct., 9th Jud. Dist., 1903-1911; resigned after serving eight years on bench; mem. Grant Club, K. P., Masons. Former residences, boyhood, Lapeer Co., Mich .; Grand Junction 1880-87.
HOWE, Paul C., insurance and real es- tate, Sioux City; b. Lancaster, Wis., Aug. 19, 1878; Prot .; Rep .; ed., grad. Beloit Coll., Beloit, Wis., 1900; m. Mary Weare Nason, May 30, 1906, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Paul R., Robert W .; reporter and city editor Sioux City Journal, 1902- 07; telegraph editor and managing edi- tor Sioux City Tribune, 1907-12; in pres- ent business since 1912; pres. Sioux City Press Club; sec'y Sioux City Ro- tary Club; sec'y Sioux City Country Club; publicity dir. Liberty Bond and W. S. S. campaigns; chin. Sioux City 1920 Census Committee; city golf champion 1914 and 1919; mem. Cham- ber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Press Club, Country Club, Real Estate Assn., Insurance Assn., Elks. Former resi- dences, Wheeling, W. Va., 1900-1902; in- structor in Military Acad.
HOYT, Edwin H., state treasurer, Des Moines; b. Manchester, Ia., Oct. 27, 1871; ed. Iowa Coll .; Upper Iowa Univ .; grad. from latter 1891; took a course in Commercial Law and Banking, Cross Coml. Coll., Dowers Grove, Ill .; organi- zed Lamont, Ia., Savings Bank .; pres. of same until 1912; elected State Sena- tor 1908; apptd. State Treasurer May 15, 1917; elected same 1918.
HUDSON, L. C., live stock broker, Sioux City; b. Sioux City, Ia., March 14, 1886; Epis .; Dem .; ed. H. Sch .; m. Gladys Thomason, March 10, 1910, Paris, Tenn .; vice pres. S. C. Traders' Live Stock Ex .; vice pres. National Traders Live Stock Ex .; mem. S. C. Boat Club, S. C. Country Club, Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks.
HUEBNER, S. T., com'l mngr. Iowa Tele- phone Co., Burlington; b. Iowa City, Ia., Dec. 11. 1861; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grammar sch .; business coll .; Oberlin coll .; m. Emly Cook, 1888, Burlington, Ia .; child. Theodore, Lillian, Mary, Ethel; as a student at college, took part in all lit-
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erary work, debates, etc .; has been a member of the city council; pres. Burl- ington Masonic Temple Assn .; sec'y Ro- tary Club; dir. Crystal Lake Hunting and Fishing Club; also connected with other fraternal societies. Former resi- dences, Oberlin, O .; Elyria, O .; Mans- field, O .; Youngstown, O .; Beatrice, Neb.
HUECKER, Dr. John, physician and sur- geon, Waukon; b. Alma, Wis., Sept. 19, 1870; Ref .; Rep .; ed. Manitowoc (Wis.) H. S .; Ph. G. Univ. of Denver, 1891; M. D. for same, 1898; m. Lena Bieber, Oct. 10, 1900, Waukon, Ia .; coroner of Allamakee Co .; mem. M. W. A., K. O. T. M., A. F. and A. M. Former resi- dence, Lansing, Ia., 1900-07.
HUGHES, Charles Emmet, lawyer, Belle Plaine; b. Ruthven, Ia., April 29, 1889; Lib .; Dem .; ed. com. sch., H. S .; A. B. Univ. of Iowa, 1911; L. L. B., 1913, Univ. of Ia .; admitted to bar of Iowa in 1913; began practice at Belle Plaine in 1914; was associated with Robert S. Milner until 1916; since that time has practiced alone; city atty. of Belle Plaine, two terms; Co. atty. of Benton Co., Ia. (elected while in Army); charter mem- ber John Jennings Post American Le- gion, and delegate at large from Ia. to first Natl. Con. of Legion at Minnea- polis; mem. Phi Dela Theta Fraternity, D. O. K. K., Masonic bodies, Shrine.
HUGHES, Felix Turner, lawyer and cor- poration executive, Keokuk; b. Mild- stadt, Ill., 1838; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Acad; m. Jean Summerlin, 1866, Memphis, Mo .; child. Rupert (author), Felix, Howard R., Greta; atty. for large corp .; pres. of Keokuk & Western R. R., 1885-1900, un- til its purchase by the Burlington Ry .; was engaged for 22 yrs., 1872-94, in litigation over Missouri Co. bond issues which counties refused to pay; is father of the plan to make a new east and west railroad trunk line from Logans- port, Ind., to Lincoln, Neb., over small railroads now existing; mayor, Keokuk, 1895-96; judge Superior Court, Keokuk, 1901-04. Former residences, Mildstadt, Ill., 1838-1851; Memphis, Mo., 1863-66; Lancaster, Mo., 1866-1880.
HUGHES, George F., postmaster, Council Bluffs, Ia .; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., Feb. 22, 1864; Cath .; Dem .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S .; St. Benedict's, Kan .; Tech. Sch. of Architectural Drawing at Atchinson, Kas .; m. Elizabeth J. Keating, April 8, 1891, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child. Harold D., Rodna M .; general contractor; is an amateur thespian of considerable reputation in Council Bluffs, Omaha, and southwestern Iowa; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Council Bluffs Country Club, K. C., Elks, Rhinoceros Club.
HUGHES, W. P., publisher, Council Bluffs; b. near Hanover, Ill., July 6, 1869; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Northern Illinois Coll., no de- gree; Dixon Univ. of Business; m. Eva Jane Dickinson, 1898, Sabula, Ia .; v .- pres. and genl. mngr. Daily Nonpareil; taught in business coll .; worked in law office and all departments of newspaper; mem. Rotary Club, B. P. O. E. Former residences, Jones Co., Ia., until 1888;
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