Representative Winfield Scott Withrow View All Years

HON. WINFIELD SCOTT WITHROW

MR SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life and public service of the Honorable Winfield Scott Withrow, State Representative, reports as follows:

Mr. Withrow was born at Salem, Henry County, Iowa, September 28, 1855, and died at Mount Pleasant, February 7, 1930. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant.

He attended public school in Salem and was graduated from Whittier College, Salem, Iowa. In 1880 he was graduated from the Law Department of the State University of Iowa, admitted to the bar and began practice at Salem. He soon thereafter purchased the Salem News and edited it in connection with his law practice. Two years later he disposed of the News and became assistant cashier of the Salem Savings Bank. In 1883 he went to Mankato, Minnesota, as editorial assistant on the Free Press. However, in 1884 he returned to Salem and resumed his duties in the bank and looked after his law practice. In 1884 he was elected representative and served in the Twenty-first General Assembly. He served on the town council and was also mayor. In 1887 he removed to Mount Pleasant and devoted himself to the practice of law, first in partnership with William J. Jeffries, later with W. F. Kopp, and finally with W. I. Babb. June 15, 1896, Governor Drake appointed him a judge of the newly created Twentieth Judicial District. By reason of elections he continued in that position until April 19, 1913, when he resigned to accept the appointment by Governor Clarke as justice of the supreme court, in which position he served until January, 1915, when he returned to law practice at Mount Pleasant. July 8, 1916, Governor Clarke appointed him a member of the State Board of Parole. He resigned from

that position March 31, 1921, when he resumed his practice. In the meantime he had been active in and officially connected with many of the public affairs of his city and county. He had been for years a director in the Henry County Savings Bank and in 1922 became its president and so continued until his death. He was a director of the First National Bank of Mount Pleasant and chairman of its board. He was chairman of the official board of the Methodist Church and was for many years a trustee of Iowa Wesleyan College.

Mr. Withrow was a man of honor and led a very useful and illustrious life. He was kind, considerate and generous and served well in every capacity in which he was engaged; therefore, be it

Resolved, That in the death of Hon. Winfield Scott Withrow, the state has lost a worthy and influential citizen; and be it further

Resolved, That this resolution of respect and appreciation be printed in the Journal of the House.

Z. S. RATLIFF,

HOWARD A, MATHEWS,

RALPH R. HUNT,

Committee.

Unanimously adopted April 13, 1931.