Senator Alva Lysander Hager View All Years

ALVA C. HAGER

MR. PRESIDENT—Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character and services of Alva C. Hager, beg leave to submit the following report:

Mr. Hager was born in Chautauqua county, New York, October 29, 1849, and when he was ten years of age moved with his parents to Iowa where they farmed in Jackson county. Six years later they moved to Jones county where Mr. Hager received his high school education in the Monticello and Anamosa High Schools.

In the year 1874 he entered the law department of the University of Iowa, receiving his degree a year later. After passing the state bar examination he started his law practice at Greenfield, Iowa.

He was presiding officer of the Republican state convention in 1892. Was elected a member of the state senate, in 1893, and was re-elected the next term but resigned to go to Congress in 1894. He was Congressman from Iowa for three terms, from 1894 to 1900, representing the ninth district.

In 1900 he returned to Greenfield, and in 1901 moved to Des Moines where he entered a partnership with O. R. Patrick, later with Charles L. Powell. He had his office in the Iowa National bank building.

He was a member of the Des Moines Club and golf and country club and was active in many civic organizations. During the war he was a leader of liberty loan drives and was in much demand as a speaker.

From 1911 to 1918 he was president of the Commercial Savings Bank, and at the time of his death was also a director of the Des Moines Silo Company.

He had been in ill health for many months, and on January 18th was taken to Iowa Lutheran hospital, where he died January 30, 1923.

He is survived by a widow, two daughters and five grandchildren.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, By the Senate of the Fortieth General Assembly of Iowa, that in the death of Alva C. Hager, the state and community where he lived, have suffered the loss of an influential and honorable citizen; and

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the journal of the Senate and that the secretary be directed to send an engrossed copy thereof to the family of the deceased.

ED M. SMITH,

LLOYD THURSTON,

C. J. FULTON.