Born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in 1826. Mr. Close was known to many in Davenport before he moved to Blackhawk county in 1855, where he purchased a large tract of wild land which he transformed into a beautiful home. He almost continuously held some public trust, ranging from Postmaster and Justice of the peace, to County Supervisor, and for three terms member of the Legislature, of which he was for one term the speaker, Trustee of the Agricultural College at Ames, and Asylum for the Blind, and Director of the State Agricultural Society. He was married to Mary E. Mead, October 3, 1847, in Huron County, Ohio.

Born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in 1826. Mr. Close was known to many in Davenport before he moved to Blackhawk county in 1855, where he purchased a large tract of wild land which he transformed into a beautiful home. He almost continuously held some public trust, ranging from Postmaster and Justice of the peace, to County Supervisor, and for three terms member of the Legislature, of which he was for one term the speaker, Trustee of the Agricultural College at Ames, and Asylum for the Blind, and Director of the State Agricultural Society. He was married to Mary E. Mead, October 3, 1847, in Huron county, Ohio.

Born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in 1826. Mr. Close was known to many in Davenport before he moved to Blackhawk county in 1855, where he purchased a large tract of wild land which he transformed into a beautiful home. He almost continuously held some public trust, ranging from Postmaster and Justice of the peace, to County Supervisor, and for three terms member of the Legislature, of which he was for one term the speaker, Trustee of the Agricultural College at Ames, and Asylum for the Blind, and Director of the State Agricultural Society. He was married to Mary E. Mead, October 3, 1847, in Huron county, Ohio.