Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.

Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.

Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.

Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.

Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.

Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.

Among the younger men in the Senate is the Hon. L. W. Lewis of Wayne county. He was born at Maple Park, Illinois, August 8, 1860, his parents being Seth Lewis and Celina Woodworth Lewis. His education has been very thorough, consisting of the common school course at Marengo, Illinois, the Chicago West Division High schools course and Wheaton, Illinois college. From the last name institution he graduated in 1883, taking the degree of Ph. D. In the fall of the same year he was married to Nellie E. Hills, a classmate. They have three daughters and one son. On moving to Seymour, Iowa, the same year he went first into the lumber business for a year then tried teaching school for another and the next entered the newspaper business as founder of the Seymour Press, which he still edits. He has been associated with his father in the Farmers and Drovers State bank for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and has been a Sabbath school superintendent for several years. The Senator from Wayne county is one of the well known figures in legislative circles of late years His first appearance in public life was when the Republicans of his county placed him in the field for Representative in 1887. He was elected by a good majority, and during the Twenty-second General Assembly was chairman of the committee on compensation of public officers. He was returned to the Twenty-third General Assembly from his county and was one of the Republican conference committee of three during the long deadlock. On the organization of the House he was made chairman of the appropriation committee. Mr. Lewis was promoted at the next election to a seat in the Senate, where he was one of the few Republicans appointed as chairman of committees. He was at the head of the committee on engrossed bills, and served on the appropriation committee. At this session he will no doubt have a prominent place.