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John Stillman Lothrop

Woodbury County

Senator Perkins from a special committee submitted the following report and moved its adoption:

MR. PRESIDENT—Your special committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character and public services of John S. Lothrop beg leave to submit the following report:

JOHN STILLMAN LOTHROP.

A member of this body from 1896 to 1900, died at Sioux City, July 1, 1913. He was a native of the town of Dover, Maine, where he was born October 9, 1836. When he was sixteen years of age the family removed to the State of Illinois, where he spent four years on a farm. He then entered the Chicago Law School. The call to arms found him ready to respond, and he enlisted in the 11th Illinois Infantry, in which he served three months, and then re-enlisted in the 26th Illinois Infantry, where he became captain. He took part in many battles, among them Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth.

After the war he practiced law in Illinois until 1884, when he removed to Sioux City, Iowa. President Harrison appointed him Collector of Internal Revenue. In 1895 he was elected to the state senate. After retiring from the General Assembly, he succeeded in securing for the state, from the United States, a refunding of interest on certain war and defense bonds issued in 1861, which interest amounted to $456,417.89, for which service he was paid the sum of $7,500.00. He continued in the active practice of law up to the time of his death. He was dignified, upright and gentlemanly; warm hearted and loyal to his friends, and fair to his opponents. He was held in the highest esteem by his friends, his neighbors and the members of the bench and bar of northwestern Iowa, all of whom united in testifying to his high character and great ability.

Resolved, That in his death the community and state lost a worthy and upright citizen and an honorable man, and we hereby extend to the bereaved family and friends our sincerest sympathy; be it further

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be printed in the Journal of the Senate, and that the Secretary of the Senate be directed to forward an engrossed copy to the family of the deceased.

ELI C. PERKINS,

E. P. FARR,

N. BALKEMA,

Committee.

The resolutions were adopted unanimously by a rising vote.

Senate District 32