Representative Hardin Tice View All Years

HON. HARDIN TICE.

MR. SPEAKER: Your special committee appointed to draft resolutions to commemorate the life and character of the Hon. Hardin Tice an honored member of the Sixteenth General Assembly as a Representative from Mahaska County, respectfully submit the following:

WHEREAS, We learn with sorrow that Hon. Hardin Tice, one of the pioneers of central Iowa, passed from this earth to his reward beyond on July 15, 1905, at his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and

WHEREAS, The life and character of the deceased unqualifiedly entitled him to the respect and esteem of all who knew him and his attainments and success were an incentive to all men to be upright, pure and just, and his services to his country and the commonwealth were of such character as to command the confidence and gratitude of his fellow citizens, therefore be it

Resolved, That in the death of this patriotic citizen and legislator the State has lost an influential and worthy citizen, the family a loving husband and kind father and the community the example of a Christian man.

Born in Montgomery county, Virginia, Oct. 27, 1829, removing in his youth with his parents to Sangamon Co., Ill., with but a common school education, he emigrated in 1852 on horseback locating in the county in which he afterwards lived and died, which honored him and which he honored by his conscientious devotion to duty. And during its pioneer days as well as in the later development of this great State won an esteemed position as a successful business man, a progressive farmer, an experienced and enterprising horticulturist as well as an honored legislator. With an ox team he broke the virgin sod, erected a log residence 10x14 and by industry, economy and honesty acquired a competence and died respected by his neighbors.

Resolved, That we extend to his family our sincere sympathy in their sorrow; and that the clerk of the House is hereby instructed to transmit an engrossed copy of these resolutiosn to the bereaved family and to enter the same upon the Journal of the House.

A. F. N. HAMBLETON,

J. F. MORRIS,

A. B. WASHBURN,

Committee

Adopted Feb. 9, 1906.