Representative William Edward Hauger View All Years

HONORABLE WILLIAM E. HAGER

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed to prepare suitable resolution commemorating the life and service of the Honorable W. E. Hager, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

William E. Hager was born in Washington, Tazwell county, Illinois, March 9, 1866. He died at Long Beach, California, September, 1933.

He was the youngest of a family of twelve children and came to Iowa with his parents when only six weeks old. The family lived in Waterloo for two years and then moved to a farm west of La Porte City.

His education was secured largely by his own efforts, and through local schools until he graduated when seventeen years old. He taught school for one year, then entered Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where he graduated in 1888 with the degree of A. B., and in 1891 he was accorded the degree of A. M.

He was superintendent of the La Porte City schools for two years, and, for the same period, superintendent of the Waterloo Commercial College. With it all he studied law, was active in politics, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, and was a successful candidate for the Iowa House of Representatives, elected in 1896, serving two terms and was Speaker Pro tem of the House of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly. After completing his legislative term he was admitted to the bar in 1899 and practiced law, very successfully in La Porte City for many years.

In 1902 he was married to Miss Jennie E. Geir of La Porte City, who is left to mourn his death. For several years just preceding his death, the deceased and wife made their home in Long Beach.

Mr. Hager was well and favorably known in the lecture field, and his authorship brought him into prominence. One of his best and most popular lectures was “The Way to Look at Things.” All through his life he looked the right, the best, and most honorable way.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Extraordinary Session of the Forty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the foregoing memorial be adopted as its appreciation of the life and public service of the Honorable W. E. Hager.

Be It Further Resolved that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of the house and an enrolled copy thereof be sent to the family of the deceased.

ARCH W. MCFARLANE

E. M. LICHTY

E. O. WIEBEN

Committee

Unanimously adopted, March 7, 1934.