Senator from the fifteenth district composed of the counties of Marion and Monroe, was born on a farm near Gallipolis, Gillia county, Ohio, April 22, 1867, where he attended public schools. He came to Marion county, Iowa, in the year 1886. Here he has since resided with the exception of two years spent in Warren county, Iowa. He was married to Edna McQuerry in 1890, now deceased. To this union three children were born, only one living to maturity, Callie E., now Mrs. H. H. Phillips of Pleasantville, Iowa. He spent several years in the mercantile business and in the year 1900 moved to the farm where he resided twenty years. He was deputy county auditor in 1895-96; was treasurer of Marion county from 1921 to 1925 and took the oath of office as state senator January 12, 1925. A republican in politics.

Senator from the fifteenth district composed of the counties of Marion and Monroe, was born on a farm near Gallipolis, Gillia county, Ohio, April 22, 1867, where he attended public schools. He came to Marion county, Iowa, in the year 1886. Here he has since resided with the exception of two years spent in Warren county, Iowa. He was married to Edna McQuerry in 1890, now deceased. To this union three children were born, only one living to maturity, Callie E., now Mrs. H. H. Phillips of Pleasantville, Iowa. He spent several years in the mercantile business and in the year 1900 moved to the farm where he resided twenty years. He was deputy county auditor in 1895-96; was treasurer of Marion county from 1921 to 1925 and took the oath of office as state senator January 12, 1925. A republican in politics.

Senator from the fifteenth district composed of the counties of Marion and Monroe, was born on a farm near Gallipolis, Gillia county, Ohio, April 22, 1867, where he attended public schools, came to Marion county, Iowa, in the year 1886 where he has since resided with the exception of two years spent in Warren county, Iowa. He was married to Edna McQuerry in 1890. To this union three children were born, only one living to maturity, Callie E., now Mrs. H. H. Phillips of Pleasantville, Iowa. He spent several years in the mercantile business and in the year 1900 moved to the farm where he resided for twenty years. He was deputy county auditor in 1895-96; was treasurer of Marion county from 1921 to 1925 and took the oath of office as state senator January 12, 1925. A republican in politics.

Senator from the fifteenth district composed of the counties of Marion and Monroe, was born on a farm near Gallipolis Gallia county, Ohio, April 22, 1867, where he attended public schools, came to Marion county, Iowa, in the year 1886 where he has since resided with the exception of two years spent in Warren county, Iowa. He was married to Edna McQuerry in 1890. To this union three children were born, only one living to maturity, Callie E., now Mrs. H. H. Phillips of Pleasantville, Iowa. He spent several years in the mercantile business and in the year 1900 moved to the farm where he resided for twenty years. He was deputy county auditor in 1895-96; was treasurer of Marion county from 1921 to 1925 and took the oath of office as state senator January 12, 1925. A republican in politics.