Senator from Marshall county, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, July 29, 1847. His boyhood days were passed in that city. From there the family moved to the west, and settled for a time at Loudenville. Ohio. At that place, in 1858, a covered wagon was fitted up, and the boy, with his parents, sister and brother, moved to what then was the far west, and settled in Poweshiek county, a large tract of land having been entered by the father, and from that time until the later years of the war the young man was engaged in farming and going to school at the country school house. The family afterwards moved to Grinnell, and a course of schooling was begun, which ended in graduation from Iowa College in 1871: in 1873 Mr. Carney graduated in the law department of the Iowa State University. Since then his life has been that of a hard working lawyer, first clerking in law offices, afterwards practicing law in partnership with H. C. Henderson and Timothy Brown, and of late years by himself. He has been engaged in much of the important litigation of his locality, and brings to the practice of the profession an ardent love for the work. In 1879 he was married to Minnie E. Tillotson of Marshalltown, and has four children, the youngest being a pair of twin girls. The eldest boy is named Leonard T., 12 years old: the next Laura M., 10 years old, and Gladys and Gurna, each 8 years old. Mr. Carney was a member of the last national Republican convention at Minneapolis from the Fifth district. His independence was shown by his being the only vote cast from Iowa for William H. McKinley for president. He has been a member of many state conventions of the Republican party, and has always taken an active and keen interest in politics; has taken part in the speaking campaigns of his section for many years. He has been in years past city solicitor of Marshalltown, and for four years, ending with 1894, was county attorney of Marshall county. Mr. Carney has become identified with the business interests of his city and locality in a substantial manner, and is attorney for many of the large business interests of that locality.

Senator from Marshall county, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts July 29, 1847. His boyhood days were passed in that city. From there the family moved to the west, and settled for a time at Loudenville Ohio. At that place, in 1858, a covered wagon was fitted up, and the boy, with his parents, sister and brother, moved to what then was the far west, and settled in Poweshiek county, a large tract of land having been entered by the father, and from that time until the later years of the war the young man was engaged in farming and going to school at the country school house. The family afterwards moved to Grinnell, and a course of schooling was begun, which ended in graduation from Iowa College in 1871: in 1873 Mr. Carney graduated in the law department of the Iowa State University. Since then his life has been that of a hard working lawyer, first clerking in law offices, afterwards practicing law in partnership with H. C. Henderson and Timothy Brown, and of late years by himself. He has been engaged in much of the important litigation of his locality, and brings to the practice of the profession an ardent love for the work. In 1879 he was married to Minnie E. Tillotson of Marshalltown, and has four children, the youngest being a pair of twin girls. The eldest boy is named Leonard T., 12 years old: the next Laura M., 10 years old, and Gladys and Gurna, each 8 years old. Mr. Carney was a member of the last national Republican convention at Minneapolis from the Fifth district. His independence was shown by his being the only vote cast from Iowa for William H. McKinley for president. He has been a member of many state conventions of the Republican party, and has always taken an active and keen interest in politics; has taken part in the speaking campaigns of his section for many years. He has been in years past city solicitor of Marshalltown, and for four years, ending with 1894, was county attorney of Marshall county. Mr. Carney has become identified with the business interests of his city and locality in a substantial manner, and is attorney for many of the large business interests of that locality.