Sylvester Calvin Rees

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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Fremont
41
01/12/1925 - 01/09/1927
7

Senator, was born in Warren county, Iowa, educated in common and high school; took Horace Greeley's advice, went west and located in Fremont county. Married Miss Lula Harris in 1881. They have four children living, two sons and two daughters. Represented Fremont county in the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh assemblies; was elected to the senate in 1922. Politics, republican; business, farming; sideline, real estate and insurance.

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State Senator
Republican
Farmer
Fremont
40
01/08/1923 - 01/11/1925
7

Senator, was born in Warren county, Iowa, educated in common and high school; took Horace Greeley's advice, went west and located in Fremont county. Married Miss Lula Harris in 1881. They have four children living, two sons and two daughters. Represented Fremont county in the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh general assemblies; was elected to the senate in 1922. Politics, republican; business, farming; sideline, real estate and insurance.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer, Real Estate
Fremont
37
01/08/1917 - 01/12/1919
10

Representative from Fremont county, was born in Warren county, Iowa, May 5, 1849, on a farm near Carlisle. Was educated in the common schools and graduated from high school. Came to Fremont county in March, 1868. Taught school, worked in a clothing store, drug store, general merchandise. Has served on school board, township clerk, alderman and mayor of the city or Hamburg, but farming is his business. Lives in Hamburg and works real estate and insurance. Was married in 1881 to Miss Lula Harris. Was elected a member of the thirty-sixth general assembly as a republican. Re-elected in 1916.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer, Real Estate
Fremont
36
01/11/1915 - 01/07/1917
10

Representative from Fremont county, was born in Warren county, Iowa, May 5, 1849, on a farm near Carlisle. Was educated in the common schools and graduated from high school. Came to Fremont county in March, 1868. Taught school, worked in a clothing store, drug store, general merchandise. Has served on school board, township clerk, alderman and mayor of the city of Hamburg, but farming is his business. Lives in Hamburg and works real estate and insurance. Was married in 1881 to Miss Lula Harris. Has five children living, two boys and three girls. Was elected a member of the thirty-sixth general assembly as a republican.

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