Representative from Palo Alto county and speaker pro tempore of the house of representatives in the forty-fifth general assembly, grew to manhood in northern Illinois working on a farm, in a coal mine and as public school teacher. Was a student at Illinois State Normal and the University of Illinois. Came to Iowa in 1883 and for fifty years has been a continuous resident of Palo Alto county, working at farming, teaching, banking and in the postal service. For the past eleven years he has resided on a farm near Ruthven, Iowa. Serving second term in the legislature. A democrat.

Representative from Palo Alto county, grew to manhood in northern Illinois working on a farm, in a coal mine and as public school teacher. Was a student at Illinois State Normal and the University of Illinois. Came to Iowa in 1883 and for forty-eight years has been a continuous resident of Palo Alto county, working at farming, teaching, banking and in the postal service. For the past nine years he has resided on his farm near Ruthven, Iowa. A democrat in politics.