Lucas county of late years has had the benefit of experienced men to represent its interests on the floor of the Senate. For the next two sessions this condition of affairs will be continued, as the district composed of Lucas and Wayne counties sends the Hon. H. L. Byers to the Senate. He served as member of the House from Lucas county in the Twenty-second and Twenty-third General Assemblies, and the experience gained during those two winters will be of material assistance to him in his work as Senator. He was born in Lucas county March 10, 1861 and has lived in the county all his life. His education was gained in the common schools, normal schools, and the Davenport Business College. Beginning life on a farm, as soon as he had become competent he began teaching, for a time was principal in the graded schools, and has since engaged in the real estate and general mercantile business. He began his legislative career at the early age of 24. He was the youngest member of the Twenty-first General Assembly. In spite of this fact he took an active part in the work of the Legislature, especially in the discussion of the prohibition question. Living in a district given over in great measure to coal mines, he naturally takes a great interest in any measure affecting that branch of industry. He has always been an active worker for the Republican party. Mr. Byers is a member of the Odd Fellows, and has been chief patriarch of his encampment. He is a member of the Christian church. He is unmarried.
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