William Luther Etter

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State Representative
Democrat
Editor
Keokuk
33
01/11/1909 - 01/08/1911
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Representative from Keokuk county, was born and raised on a farm in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. Came to Iowa in 1883 and located in Cedar county, where he worked on a farm, taught school and attended school. Graduated from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, in 1889. Was elected County Superintendent of Schools of Cedar county the fall of 1889, and served in that capacity three terms. Was City Superintendent of Schools of Tipton, Iowa, from 1896 to 1899. Took charge of the Sigourney Review, Sigourney, Iowa, the fall of 1899, of which publication he has since been editor and publisher. Elected Representative in 1908. A Democrat in politics.

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