Born in Cranberry, New Jersey, January 20, 1856, the son of Rev. and Mrs. J.W. Blythe. The family moved to Indiana while he was still a boy and all his early schooling was received in Hanover, Indiana. He graduated from Hanover College in June, 1877, with a Master of Arts degree. Immediately after his graduation he came to Mason City and worked for one year in the law office of Goodykoontz and WiIber reading law and one year later when he was admitted to the bar formed a partnership with Frank Goodykoontz. He was married June 9, 1881, to Miss Grace Smith of Queensville, Indiana. Mr. Blythe was known throughout the state as a leader of Iowa's republican politics in the 90's and early 1900's. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the twenty-second and twenty-third sessions and for a number of years served on the state central committee, three years as chairman. He managed the republican campaign in the state in 1892, 1893 and 1894, during which years the republicans gained all of the six seats in congress previously held by democrats.

Born in Cranberry, New Jersey, January 20, 1856, the son of Rev. and Mrs. J.W. Blythe. The family moved to Indiana while he was still a boy and all his early schooling was received in Hanover, Indiana. He graduated from Hanover College in June, 1877, with a Master of Arts degree. Immediately after his graduation he came to Mason City and worked for one year in the law office of Goodykoontz and WiIber reading law and one year later when he was admitted to the bar formed a partnership with Frank Goodykoontz. He was married June 9, 1881, to Miss Grace Smith of Queensville, Indiana. Mr. Blythe was known throughout the state as a leader of Iowa's republican politics in the 90's and early 1900's. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the twenty-second and twenty-third sessions and for a number of years served on the state central committee, three years as chairman. He managed the republican campaign in the state in 1892, 1893 and 1894, during which years the republicans gained all of the six seats in congress previously held by democrats.