Born on the 17th of February, 1863, a son of John F. and Augusta A. (Rowell) Spaulding, both of whom were natives of the New England. He was educated in the graded and high schools of Charles City and subsequently entered the Iowa State University, from which institution he received his collegiate degree in 1887. In 1888 he won his law degree and in 1890 the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him. Following the completion of his education he established his home in Elma and entered upon the practice of law. In the intervening period of thirty years he has been connected with some of the important litigation heard in the courts of the district. He was also the president of the First State Savings Bank at Elma, having served since its reorganization and incorporation as a state bank. For the past few years he has likewise been extensively interested in farming and is a holder of farm lands in Howard County. In this connection he is in partnership with D. J. O'Donnell and together they own over two thousand acres of valuable land in Howard County. Mr. Spaulding was married in 1896 to Miss Lena K. Wilcox, of Elma. Mr. Spaulding is a member of Maple Leaf Lodge, No. 528, A. F. & A. M., of Elma, also of Adelphia Chapter, R. A. M., and Budora Commandery, No. 53, K. T. He has likewise crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of El Kahir Temple of Cedar Rapids and he and his wife are members of Oakdale Chapter of the Eastern Star. In politics he has always been a stalwart republican and represented his district in the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies, proving a capable member of the state legislature by his strong and influential endorsement of many measures for the general good.

Born on the 17th of February, 1863, a son of John F. and Augusta A. (Rowell) Spaulding, both of whom were natives of the New England. He was educated in the graded and high schools of Charles City and subsequently entered the Iowa State University, from which institution he received his collegiate degree in 1887. In 1888 he won his law degree and in 1890 the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him. Following the completion of his education he established his home in Elma and entered upon the practice of law. In the intervening period of thirty years he has been connected with some of the important litigation heard in the courts of the district. He was also the president of the First State Savings Bank at Elma, having served since its reorganization and incorporation as a state bank. For the past few years he has likewise been extensively interested in farming and is a holder of farm lands in Howard County. In this connection he is in partnership with D. J. O'Donnell and together they own over two thousand acres of valuable land in Howard County. Mr. Spaulding was married in 1896 to Miss Lena K. Wilcox, of Elma. Mr. Spaulding is a member of Maple Leaf Lodge, No. 528, A. F. & A. M., of Elma, also of Adelphia Chapter, R. A. M., and Budora Commandery, No. 53, K. T. He has likewise crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of El Kahir Temple of Cedar Rapids and he and his wife are members of Oakdale Chapter of the Eastern Star. In politics he has always been a stalwart republican and represented his district in the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies, proving a capable member of the state legislature by his strong and influential endorsement of many measures for the general good.