Representative from Audubon county, was born near Hillsboro, Highland county, Ohio, November 6, 1842, of Scotch parentage. His education was acquired at the district school, supplemented by a course at Professor Holbrook's Normal College at Lebanon, Ohio. At the age of nineteen he enlisted in Company F, Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Served in Virginia, was taken prisoner at Harpers Ferry in 1862, was paroled and sent to Ohio, where he served with the State militia and participated in the pursuit and capture of John Morgan in his raid through Ohio. In 1864 again enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the South till the close of the war. In 1869 removed to Marion county. In 1870 located in Jasper county, where he taught school for five years. In 1875 engaged in the grocery and drug business in Exira, Audubon county. In the spring of 1876 traded his interest in Exira for a tract of land near the north line of Audubon county, where he has been engaged in feeding and raising stock up to the present time. Elected County Supervisor in 1899 and again in 1902 with an extra year in 1906. Elected Representative in 1906 and re-elected in 1908. A Republican in politics.

Representative from Audubon county. Born near Hillsboro, Highland county, Ohio, of Scotch parentage. His education was acquired at the district school, supplemented by a course at Professor Holbrook's Normal College at Lebanon, Ohio. At the age of nineteen he enlisted in Company F, Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Served in Virginia, was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry in 1862, was paroled and sent to Ohio, where he served with the State militia and participated in the pursuit and capture of John Morgan in his raid through Ohio. In 1864 he again enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the South till the close of the war. In 1869 he removed to Marion county, Iowa, from there to Jasper county, where he was employed in teaching school for some years. In 1875 he moved to Exira, Audubon county, Iowa, and engaged in the drug business. In 1876 he removed to his farm in the north part of the county, where he has since been engaged in stock raising. For the past seven years he has been a member of the board of supervisors. Elected Representative in 1906. A Republican in politics.