WENDALL W. CORNWALL Representative from Clay county, was born in Albion, Dane county, Wisconsin, February 10, 1857. He is a graduate of Albion Academy at Albion, Wisconsin, with the degree of Ph. B., and of the department of law of the University of Wisconsin. He was also for about a year a student in Alfred University at Alfred, New York. After leaving the law school he found himself not only without funds to commence the law practice but in debt for his schooling, and for a year afterwards kept books and served as a paymaster for a lumber company in Juneau county, Wisconsin. From there he went to Huron, South Dakota, in 1882, and opened a law office in company with B. C. Lamont, a member of his law class at the university. In 1884, at the organization of McPherson county, South Dakota, he was appointed county judge, and held the office two years, when he was elected county attorney for the term of two years. Before the expiration of his term as county attorney he was chosen chairman of the board of supervisors, which position he held for three years. In March, 1891, he purchased a half interest in the law practice of W. P. Ward, a practicing attorney at Spencer, and in the spring of 1892 was elected city attorney. This partnership existed until July, 1894, when Mr. Ward sold his interest in the business to Guy H. Martin, and the partnership of Cornwall & Martin was formed. Mr. Martin is county attorney and the firm are at the front in the trial of cases and general law practice. Mr. Cornwall is a member of the Iowa Legion of Honor and of the Odd Fellows. During the campaign of 1893 Mr. Cornwall made about twenty speeches in his district, and his popularity is attested by the fact that he ran ahead of his ticket in both Clay and Palo Alto counties. He was married September 29, 1885, to Miss Marion Wilson, of Blue Earth City, Minnesota, and enjoys the society of a cheerful and intelligent wife together with four bright and happy children in their home at Spencer. His record in the last General Assembly was such that he had no opposition for the nomination this time. He was chairman of the committee on constitutional amendments, and was a member of the committees on judiciary, claims, insurance, state university, military, public libraries, judicial districts, and representative districts.

WILLIAM W. CORNWALL Born in Albion, Dane county, Wisconsin, February 10, 1857. He is a graduate of Albion Academy at Albion, Wisconsin, with the degree of Ph. B., and of the department of law of the University of Wisconsin. He was also for about a year a student in Alfred University at Alfred, New York. After leaving the law school he found himself not only without funds to commence the law practice but in debt for his schooling and for a year afterward kept books and served as a paymaster for a lumber company in Juneau county, Wisconsin. From there he went to Huron, South Dakota, in 1882, and opened a law office in company with B. C. Lament, a member of his law class at the university. In 1884 at the organization of McPherson county, South Dakota, he was appointed county judge, and held the office two years, when he was elected county attorney for the term-two years. Before the expiration of his term as county attorney he was chosen chairman of the board of supervisors which position he held for three years. He is a member of the Iowa Legion of Honor and the Odd Fellows. He is interested in a revision of the election and revenue laws, and the management and control of the educational and charitable institutions of the State. During the last campaign Mr. Cornwall made about twenty speeches in his district, and his popularity is attested by the fact that he ran ahead of his ticket in both Clay and Palo Alto counties. He was married September 29, 1885, to Miss Marion Wilson, of Blue Earth City, Minnesota, and enjoys the society of a cheerful and intelligent wife together with three bright happy children in their home at Spencer.