Representative from Wayne county, is a native of North Carolina, Randolph county, born April 26, 1846. Came with his parents, who were American-born, to Wayne county, Iowa, October 5, 1854, and settled on a farm in Monroe township. Acquired his education in the district schools of Wayne county. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted as a private in Company H, Forty-sixth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry. At the close of the war he attended two additional terms of school. On December 12, 1869 was married to Miss Louisa C. Kellogg; they have three daughters and four sons. Has been a resident of Iowa fifty-two years, all of the time engaged in farming and stock raising. Has held the offices of township clerk four years, township trustee six years, secretary of the school board twelve years, a member of the Republican county central committee in 1896-1897, and was elected county recorder of deeds in 1900, serving four years. Elected Representative in 1906 and re-elected in 1908. A Republican in politics.

Representative from Wayne county, is a native of North Carolina, Randolph county. Came with his parents, who were American-born, to Wayne county, Iowa, October 5, 1854, and settled on a farm in Monroe township. He acquired his education in the district schools of Wayne county. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted as a private in Company H, Forty-sixth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry. At the close of the war he attended two additional terms of school. On December 12, 1869, he was married to Miss Louisa C. Kellogg; they have three daughters and four sons. He has been a resident of Iowa fifty-two years, all the time engaged in farming and stock raising. He has held the offices of township clerk four years, township trustee six years, secretary of the school board twelve years, a member of the Republican county central committee in 1896-1897, and was elected county recorder of deeds in 1900, serving four years. Elected Representative in 1906. A Republican in politics.