Senator from the forty-fourth district, composed of Chickasaw and Floyd counties, born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen was thrown on his own resources, worked on a farm, in a brick yard and railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil War. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the World war and Brant gave his life for his country. He was elected representative in 1924, 1926 and 1928. Elected senator in 1930. A republican.

Senator from the forty-fourth district, including Chickasaw and Floyd counties, was born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen years was thrown on his own resources. He worked on a farm, in a brick yard and on railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. During that time he read law for two years with C. W. Mullen of Waterloo, afterwards state's attorney general. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places in southern Iowa. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil War. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the World war, and Brant gave his life for his country. Throughout his life he has been an active republican and has attended a large number of the state and district conventions for the past thirty years. He was elected a delegate from Iowa to the National Yeoman Conclave held at Colorado Springs in 1904. He was appointed by Governor Kendall a delegate from Iowa to the National Laymen's Educational convention called by the United States commissioner of education in Des Moines in 1922. He attended the Mississippi Valley flood control convention as a delegate from Iowa held in Chicago in 1927. In 1928 he was appointed a member of the board of curators of the Iowa State Historical Society of which he has long been an active member. He is a member of the Methodist church, a Mason and a Knight of Pythias and has served as an officer of the Pythian grand lodge. Elected representative in 1924, re-elected in 1926 and again in 1928. In 1930 elected to state senate.

Representative from Floyd county, was born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen years was thrown on his own resources. He worked on a farm, in a brick yard and on railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. During that time he read law for two years with C. W. Mullen of Waterloo, afterwards state's attorney general. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places in southern Iowa. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil War. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the World War, and Brant gave his life for his country. Throughout his life he has been an active republican and has attended a large number of the state and district conventions for the past thirty years. He was elected a delegate from Iowa to the National Yeoman Conclave held at Colorado Springs in 1904. He was appointed by Governor Kendall a delegate from Iowa to the National Laymen's Educational convention called by the United States commissioner of education in Des Moines in 1922. He attended the Mississippi Valley flood control convention as a delegate from Iowa held in Chicago in 1927. In 1928 he was appointed a member of the board of curators of the Iowa State Historical Society of which he has long been an active member. He is a member of the Methodist church, a Mason and a Knight of Pythias and has served as an officer of the Pythian grand lodge. Elected representative in 1924 and re-elected in 1926 and again in 1928. The speaker of the forty-second general assembly appointed him as a member of the special banking committee to investigate the conditions of banking in Iowa and nearby states. This committee visited Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakotas, and held a number of hearings in Des Moines at which a large number of bankers and others appeared.

Representative from Floyd county, was born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen years was thrown on his own resources. He worked on a farm, in a brick yard and on railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. During that time he read law for two years with C. W. Mullen of Waterloo, afterwards state's attorney general. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places in southern Iowa. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil war. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the World War, and Brant gave his life for his country. Throughout his life he has been an active republican and has attended a large number of the state and district conventions for the past thirty years. He was elected a delegate from Iowa to the National Yeoman Conclave held at Colorado Springs in 1904. He was appointed by Governor Kendall a delegate from Iowa to the National Laymen's Educational convention called by the United States commissioner of education in Des Moines in 1922. He is a member of the Methodist church, and of the Knights of Pythias lodge, having served as an officer of the grand lodge. Elected representative in 1924 and reelected in 1926.

Representative from Floyd county, was born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen years was thrown on his own resources. He worked on a farm, in a brick yard and on railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. During that time he read law for two years with C. W. Mullen of Waterloo, afterwards state's attorney general. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places in southern Iowa. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil war. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the world war, and Brant gave his life for his country. Throughout his life he has been an active republican and has attended a large number of the state and district conventions for the past thirty years. He was elected a delegate from Iowa to the National Yeoman Conclave held at Colorado Springs in 1904. He was appointed by Governor Kendall a delegate from Iowa to the National Laymen's Educational convention called by the United States commissioner of education in Des Moines in 1922. He is a member of the Methodist church, and of the Knights of Pythias lodge, having served as an officer of the grand lodge.