Representative from Buena Vista county, Iowa, was born March 17, 1864, in Perry county, Pennsylvania. When he was one year old he moved with his parents to Gerardston, Berkly county, West Virginia. When six years old, his parents moved to Bedford, Indiana. He received his education in the county schools and southern Indiana Normal school at Mitchell, Indiana. When twenty-one years old he went to Arcola, Illinois, where he was married to Clara Belle Louthan. To them were born four children, two girls and two boys. The oldest boy died when seven years old. For sixteen years the family lived on a farm in Arcola, coming to Storm Lake, Iowa, March 1st, 1901, where he purchased a farm of 320 acres and lived on it one year. For the past thirty years he has lived in Storm Lake. For fifteen years he was engaged in buying and shipping live stock. For the past fifteen years he has farmed eighty acres of land, which he owns within and adjoining the city of Storm Lake. He has served as township trustee, school director sixteen years, city councilman of Storm Lake, and member of the Buena Vista county board of supervisors ten years. A member of the Storm Lake chamber of commerce, the Masonic order, A.F. & A.M., and the Royal Arch Chapter, the Eastern Star, K.P. lodge, M.W.A., R.N.A., and a member and ruling elder in the Presbyterian church. Was elected representative from Buena Vista county in 1926, in 1928, and again in 1930.

Representative from Buena Vista county, Iowa, was born March 1864, in Perry county, Pennsylvania. When he was one year old he moved with his parents to Gerardston, Berkeley county, West Virginia. When six years old, his parents moved to Bedford, Indiana. He received his education in the county schools and southern Indiana Normal school at Mitchell, Indiana. When twenty-one years old he went to Arcola, Illinois, where he was married to Clara Belle Louthan. To them were born four children, two girls and two boys. The oldest boy died when seven years old. For sixteen years the family lived on a farm in Arcola, coming to Storm Lake, Iowa, March 1st, 1901, where he purchased a farm of 320 acres and lived on it one year. For the past twenty-seven years he has lived in Storm Lake. For fifteen years he was engaged in buying and shipping live stock. For the past thirteen years he has farmed eighty acres of land, which he owns within and adjoining the city of Storm Lake. He has served as township trustee, school director sixteen years, city councilman of Storm Lake, and member of the Buena Vista county board of supervisors ten years. A member of the Storm Lake chamber of commerce, the Masonic order, A.F. & A,M., and the Royal Arc Chapter, the Eastern Star, K. P. lodge, M.W.A., R.N.A., and a member and ruling elder in the Presbyterian church. Was elected representative from Buena Vista county 1926 and again in 1928.

Representative from Buena Vista county, was born March 17, 1864, at Newport, Pennsylvania. When he was a year old the family moved to the Shenandoah valley, West Virginia, and when six years old to Bedford, Indiana. Until he was twenty-one he lived near Bedford, obtaining his education in the county schools and at the southern Indiana Normal school at Mitchell. He taught school two years. Moving to Arcola, Douglas county, Illinois, he was married to Clara Belle Louthen. Four children were born of this union, one dying at the age of seven years. For fourteen years he engaged in farming in Illinois, moving to Storm Lake in 1901, where he purchased a farm of 320 acres, selling it a year later. For fifteen years he was engaged in buying and shipping live stock and in the past twelve years has been operating his eighty-acre farm adjoining the city of Storm Lake. Has served on the board of supervisors of Buena Vista county, has been township trustee, school director, and city councilman of Storm Lake. Was elected member of the legislature in 1926.