Representative George C. Calkins View All Years

HON. GEORGE CONDE CALKINS.

MR. SPEAKER—Your committee appointed to draft resolutions commemorative of the life and service of the late Honorable George C. Calkins, a former member of this House, respectfully submit the following:

The Honorable George Conde Calkins was born in Glenville, Schenectady County, New York, of American born parentage, October 4, 1835, and departed this life June 28th, 1911.

He received his education in the common schools of Schenectady County and in Kingsborough Academy.

During the year of 1859, in keeping with the spirit of that time, he sought a new field of usefulness in the western state of Illinois. The first few years of his sojourn in that state were spent in teaching school. He then took up farming and auctioneering as his life work.

In the year of 1863 he was married to Miss Mary Taylor Scott, who survives him.

Mr. Calkins remained in Illinois until the spring of 1871, when he came to Iowa and located in Adams County, where he continued to exert a telling influence in all public matters up until the time of his death.

To Mr. and Mrs. Calkins were born six children, three sons and three daughters, all living. They are: C. C. Calkins, N. W. Calkins, Frank Calkins, Mrs. W. J. Frederick, Mrs. E. M. Cain and Mrs. H. S. Septer.

Mr. Calkins was a Democrat in politics and was elected as Representative from Adams County to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third General Assemblies. Every time he was a candidate he carried his home township, Lincoln, a township two to one Republican, and his majorities were always large, showing, how he was regarded by his home people and neighbors.

While his nature was an optimistic and charitable one, he was outspoken, and there never was a time when his position on a public question could not be ascertained.

Mr. Calkins was a man of aggressive temperament and was possessed of many qualities which built up around him a strong circle of friends wherever he lived and moved; therefore be it

Resolved, That in the death of the Honorable George Conde Calkins the state and county in which he resided have lost a worthy citizen and an honest and upright man; and be it further

Resolved, That these resolutions be entered in the Journal of the House, and that an engrossed copy be presented to the family of the deceased by the Chief Clerk.

WALTER NEWCOMB,

W. J. DIXON,

G. W. KOONTZ,

Committee.

Adopted March 19, 1913.