Born on the pioneer home farm of his parents near Williamsburg, Iowa County, January 1, 1862. Mr. Gallagher was reared to the sturdy discipline of the pioneer farm, and in the meanwhile he attended the rural schools until 1880, his broader education having been acquired through self-application and practical experience, and that experience having included his association with a newspaper enterprise--the equivalent of a liberal education. After the death of his father, he continued to manage the home farm for his widowed mother until 1888, when he entered the railway mail service, as a mail clerk on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad between Marion, Iowa, and Kansas City, Missouri. In this service he continued until 1901, and then became associated with Thomas Osborn in purchasing the Williamsburg Journal Tribune. This alliance continued until 1920, when they sold the plant and business, though Mr. Gallagher continued his service as editor of the paper, in addition to managing his farm, near Williamsburg. He represented his native county in the Fortieth General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature, and the Fortieth Extra Session. In 1930, he was elected to the Forty-fourth Session, and re-elected to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Iowa General Assemblies. He gave valued assistance in connection with codifying the laws of the state in 1924. He has given three years of service as a member of the Williamsburg board of education and served as a member of the city Council. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic Party, he was a trustee and earnest communicant of the Catholic Church in his home city, and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gallagher was not married. He died March 3, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa, and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Williamsburg, Iowa.

Born on the pioneer home farm of his parents near Williamsburg, Iowa County, January 1, 1862. Mr. Gallagher was reared to the sturdy discipline of the pioneer farm, and in the meanwhile he attended the rural schools until 1880, his broader education having been acquired through self-application and practical experience, and that experience having included his association with a newspaper enterprise--the equivalent of a liberal education. After the death of his father, he continued to manage the home farm for his widowed mother until 1888, when he entered the railway mail service, as a mail clerk on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad between Marion, Iowa, and Kansas City, Missouri. In this service he continued until 1901, and then became associated with Thomas Osborn in purchasing the Williamsburg Journal Tribune. This alliance continued until 1920, when they sold the plant and business, though Mr. Gallagher continued his service as editor of the paper, in addition to managing his farm, near Williamsburg. He represented his native county in the Fortieth General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature, and the Fortieth Extra Session. In 1930, he was elected to the Forty-fourth Session, and re-elected to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Iowa General Assemblies. He gave valued assistance in connection with codifying the laws of the state in 1924. He has given three years of service as a member of the Williamsburg board of education and served as a member of the city Council. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic Party, he was a trustee and earnest communicant of the Catholic Church in his home city, and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gallagher was not married. He died March 3, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa, and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Williamsburg, Iowa.

Born on the pioneer home farm of his parents near Williamsburg, Iowa County, January 1, 1862. Mr. Gallagher was reared to the sturdy discipline of the pioneer farm, and in the meanwhile he attended the rural schools until 1880, his broader education having been acquired through self-application and practical experience, and that experience having included his association with a newspaper enterprise--the equivalent of a liberal education. After the death of his father, he continued to manage the home farm for his widowed mother until 1888, when he entered the railway mail service, as a mail clerk on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad between Marion, Iowa, and Kansas City, Missouri. In this service he continued until 1901, and then became associated with Thomas Osborn in purchasing the Williamsburg Journal Tribune. This alliance continued until 1920, when they sold the plant and business, though Mr. Gallagher continued his service as editor of the paper, in addition to managing his farm, near Williamsburg. He represented his native county in the Fortieth General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature, and the Fortieth Extra Session. In 1930, he was elected to the Forty-fourth Session, and re-elected to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Iowa General Assemblies. He gave valued assistance in connection with codifying the laws of the state in 1924. He has given three years of service as a member of the Williamsburg board of education and served as a member of the city Council. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic Party, he was a trustee and earnest communicant of the Catholic Church in his home city, and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gallagher was not married. He died March 3, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa, and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Williamsburg, Iowa.

Born on the pioneer home farm of his parents near Williamsburg, Iowa County, January 1, 1862. Mr. Gallagher was reared to the sturdy discipline of the pioneer farm, and in the meanwhile he attended the rural schools until 1880, his broader education having been acquired through self-application and practical experience, and that experience having included his association with a newspaper enterprise--the equivalent of a liberal education. After the death of his father, he continued to manage the home farm for his widowed mother until 1888, when he entered the railway mail service, as a mail clerk on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad between Marion, Iowa, and Kansas City, Missouri. In this service he continued until 1901, and then became associated with Thomas Osborn in purchasing the Williamsburg Journal Tribune. This alliance continued until 1920, when they sold the plant and business, though Mr. Gallagher continued his service as editor of the paper, in addition to managing his farm, near Williamsburg. He represented his native county in the Fortieth General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature, and the Fortieth Extra Session. In 1930, he was elected to the Forty-fourth Session, and re-elected to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Iowa General Assemblies. He gave valued assistance in connection with codifying the laws of the state in 1924. He has given three years of service as a member of the Williamsburg board of education and served as a member of the city Council. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic Party, he was a trustee and earnest communicant of the Catholic Church in his home city, and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gallagher was not married. He died March 3, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa, and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Williamsburg, Iowa.

Born on the pioneer home farm of his parents near Williamsburg, Iowa County, January 1, 1862. Mr. Gallagher was reared to the sturdy discipline of the pioneer farm, and in the meanwhile he attended the rural schools until 1880, his broader education having been acquired through self-application and practical experience, and that experience having included his association with a newspaper enterprise--the equivalent of a liberal education. After the death of his father, he continued to manage the home farm for his widowed mother until 1888, when he entered the railway mail service, as a mail clerk on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad between Marion, Iowa, and Kansas City, Missouri. In this service he continued until 1901, and then became associated with Thomas Osborn in purchasing the Williamsburg Journal Tribune. This alliance continued until 1920, when they sold the plant and business, though Mr. Gallagher continued his service as editor of the paper, in addition to managing his farm, near Williamsburg. He represented his native county in the Fortieth General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature, and the Fortieth Extra Session. In 1930, he was elected to the Forty-fourth Session, and re-elected to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Iowa General Assemblies. He gave valued assistance in connection with codifying the laws of the state in 1924. He has given three years of service as a member of the Williamsburg board of education and served as a member of the city Council. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic Party, he was a trustee and earnest communicant of the Catholic Church in his home city, and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gallagher was not married. He died March 3, 1946, in Davenport, Iowa, and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Williamsburg, Iowa.