Representative Samuel H. Bauman View All Years

SAMUEL HENRY BAUMAN

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Samuel Henry Bauman, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

Samuel Henry Bauman, veterinarian, legislator and centenarian, was born near Zwingle, Dubuque County, Iowa, August 14, 1855, and passed away on October 6, 1955.

He was the son of Reverend Frederick C. and Elizabeth Cort Bauman, and was the oldest of nine brothers and sisters.

He was educated in the public schools of Dubuque County, Blairstown, Iowa, academy, and Henry, Illinois, seminary. He taught school four terms, serving as principal of the Zwingle grade schools.

He was united in marriage to Myrtle G. Morse, of LaMotte, Iowa, June 23, 1881, who preceded him in death in 1931.

In 1881 he became agent and operator for the C. M. & St. P. Ry. at Bernard, Iowa, and followed that occupation until 1890, when he resigned and took a course at the Chicago Veterinary College, graduating in 1892, receiving the degree of D.V.S. He entered a partnership with Dr. T. A. Shipley in the practice of his profession at Dubuque; removed in 1897 to Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, and devoted his life to farming and practice as a veterinarian.

Mr. Bauman served several years as town mayor, and was elected Representative from Van Buren County to the legislature, where he served in the Thirty-second, Thirty-second Extra, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth sessions of the General Assembly.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, National Medical Association, and the Missouri Valley Association.

He was honored on his 100th birthday, August 14, 1955, by an open­house observance of the event at the Crawford Nursing home in Fairfield where he resided, with more than 100 relatives and friends greeting him. He received many letters and telegrams congratulating him upon becoming the oldest legislator in Iowa history.

Mr. Bauman is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Florence Campbell, Mrs. Ruth Graham, and Mrs. Rachel Dwyer. Also surviving are a brother, two sisters, 18 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fifty­seventh General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Samuel Henry Bauman, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful, useful public servant, and the House, by this resolution, would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

T. O. NUTT,

W. S. EICHENLAUB,

D. A. PETRUCCELLI,

Committee.