A self made man in every sense of the word is the Hon. Lorenz Rogge, one of the members of the House from Scott county. He was born near Muehlhousen, Thuringia, Germany, November 1, 1838. He attended school in the old country and for a few years at Davenport, to which city his parents moved in 1848. When he was 14 years of age his father died, and as Lorenz was the oldest boy he had to work hard to help his mother take care of the remaining five children. Until he was 26 years old he helped in this work. By that time the younger children were old enough to care for themselves. He has always been a farmer and stock raiser, and has a fine farm near Davenport. He has been elected by the Democrats for terms in office as follows: Road supervisor, two years; township assessor, nine years; school director, two years; secretary of township school district, ten years; president of school board, one year; county supervisor, nine years. He belongs to the Roman Catholic church. He is opposed to prohibition and will work with those this winter who will try to enact a good license law.
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