Born in Louisville, Ky., September 13, 1841, and died at the hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, March 21, 1905. When a boy his parents located in Dixon, Ill. He enlisted in Co. A, G5th Illinois Infantry, and served until the close of the civil war. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867 at Altona, Ill. He also established The Altona Mirror, the first paper in the town. In 1870 he removed to Corning, Iowa, where for many years he practiced law and engaged in newspaper work. He established The Adams County Union and The Free Press, and for a time edited The Creston Democrat. In 1891 he removed to Oregon, where for four years he was U.S. appraiser for the ports of that state and Washington. After a time spent in Alaska he returned in 1899 to Corning. He had been a member of the 21st, 22nd and 23d General Assemblies, 1886, 1888, and 1890.

Born in Louisville, Ky., September 13, 1841, and died at the hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, March 21, 1905. When a boy his parents located in Dixon, Ill. He enlisted in Co. A, G5th Illinois Infantry, and served until the close of the civil war. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867 at Altona, Ill. He also established The Altona Mirror, the first paper in the town. In 1870 he removed to Corning, Iowa, where for many years he practiced law and engaged in newspaper work. He established The Adams County Union and The Free Press, and for a time edited The Creston Democrat. In 1891 he removed to Oregon, where for four years he was U.S. appraiser for the ports of that state and Washington. After a time spent in Alaska he returned in 1899 to Corning. He had been a member of the 21st, 22nd and 23d General Assemblies, 1886, 1888, and 1890.

Born in Louisville, Ky., September 13, 1841, and died at the hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, March 21, 1905. When a boy his parents located in Dixon, Ill. He enlisted in Co. A, G5th Illinois Infantry, and served until the close of the civil war. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867 at Altona, Ill. He also established The Altona Mirror, the first paper in the town. In 1870 he removed to Corning, Iowa, where for many years he practiced law and engaged in newspaper work. He established The Adams County Union and The Free Press, and for a time edited The Creston Democrat. In 1891 he removed to Oregon, where for four years he was U.S. appraiser for the ports of that state and Washington. After a time spent in Alaska he returned in 1899 to Corning. He had been a member of the 21st, 22nd and 23d General Assemblies, 1886, 1888, and 1890.