Danville Des Moines County Republican. Born on a farm in Des Moines county, Iowa, October 11, 1885, the oldest son of Col. A. E. and Mary (Beckman) Dodds. Educated in the public schools and Howe's Academy at Mt. Pleasant. Married November 27, 1907, to Mary Lulu Blakeway, daughter of William and Eva (Hankins) Blakeway; father of one son, Ellsworth. Township assessor for several terms. Past Master and Past Worthy Patron of Masonic and Eastern Star lodges; vice president of Danville State Savings Bank; president Danville Mutual Telephone Company; member of the Methodist church. Interested in community welfare. Elected state representative in 1936, 1938, 1940, and 1942. Hobbies: collecting Indian relics, hunting, fishing.

Danville Des Moines County Republican. Born on a farm in Des Moines county, Iowa, October 11, 1885, the oldest son of Col. A. E. and Mary (Beckman) Dodds. Educated in the public schools and Howe's Academy at Mt. Pleasant. Married November 27, 1907, to Mary Lulu Blakeway, daughter of William and Eva (Hankins) Blakeway; father of one son, Ellsworth. Township assessor for several terms. Past Master and Past Worthy Patron of Masonic and Eastern Star lodges; vice president of Danville State Savings Bank; president Danville Mutual Telephone Company; member of the Methodist church. Interested in community welfare. Elected state representative in 1936, 1938, 1940, and 1942. Hobbies: collecting Indian relics, hunting, fishing.

Danville Des Moines County Republican Born on a farm in Des Moines county, Iowa, October 11, 1885, the eldest son of Col. A. E. and Mary (Beckman) Dodds. Educated in the public schools and Howe's Academy at Mt. Pleasant. Married November 27, 1907, to Mary Lou Blakeway, daughter of William and Eva (Hankins) Blakeway; father of one son, Ellsworth. Township assessor for several terms. Past Master and Past Worthy Patron of Masonic and Eastern Star lodges; vice president of Danville State Savings Bank; president Danville Mutual Telephone Company; member of the Methodist church. Actively interested in community welfare. Elected state representative in 1936, 1938 and 1940. Hobbies: collecting Indian relics, hunting, fishing.

Danville Des Moines County Republican. Born on a farm in Des Moines county, Iowa, October 11, 1885, the eldest son of Col. A. E. and Mary (Beckman) Dodds. Educated in the public schools and Howe's Academy at Mt. Pleasant. Married November 27, 1907, to Mary Lulu Blakeway, daughter of William and Eva (Hankins) Blakeway; father of one son, Ellsworth. Township assessor for several terms. Past Master and Past Worthy Patron of Masonic and Eastern Star lodges; vice president of Danville State Savings Bank; member of the Methodist church. Actively interested in community welfare. Elected state representative in 1936 and 1938. Hobbies: collecting Indian relics, hunting, fishing.

Representative from Des Moines county, was born on a farm in Des Moines county October 11, 1885, the eldest son of Col. A. E. and Mary Dodds. Was educated in the public schools and Howe's Academy at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Was married Nov. 27, 1907 to Mary Lulu Blakeway, and has one son William Ellsworth. He served as delegate to county and state conventions, and was township assessor for several terms. Past master and past worthy patron of Masonic and Eastern Star lodges; vice president of Danville State Savings Bank; member of Methodist church, and has always taken an active interest in community welfare, and the republican party. Elected representative in 1936. Hobby: collecting Indian relics, and hunting wild ducks. A republican.