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HON. WILLIAM S. WARNOCK.
MR. SPEAKER—Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorative of the life, character and public service of the Honorable William S. Warnock, late a member of this House, respectfully submit the following memorial:
The Hon. William S. Warnock was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1824, located in Iowa in 1855 at the town of Pleasant Plains (now Pleasanton), Decatur county, where he practiced law, residing there until 1872, when he removed to Davis City and engaged in the mercantile business. He was a soldier in the Civil War, serving in Company C, Forty-eighth Iowa Infantry Volunteers, and was honorably discharged October 21, 1864. He was a member of the Seventeenth General Assembly, representing Decatur county. His record is one of intelligent fidlity to his constituency, which honored itself by honoring him. He was married October 2, 1856, to Miss Sarah Davis. Five children were born to them. His widow and three daughters live to mourn his death, which occurred at his home near Davis City, Iowa, January 23, 1907.
Resolved: That in his death, the state and county in which he resided lose a worthy and upright citizen and an honest and honorable man; and we hereby extend to his bereaved relatives and friends our sincere sympathy in their sorrow and bereavement; and be it further
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be printed in the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to send an engrossed copy to the family of the deceased.
J. M. FENN,
W. P. ALLRED,
E. J. SANKEY,
Committee.