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HON. JAMES T. DALBY
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorative of the life, character, and public services of the late Honorable James T. Dalby of Adair county, Iowa, beg leave to submit the following memorial:
James T. Dalby was born November 17, 1856, at Olin, and died October 24, 1926, at Creston, Iowa, aged 69 years, 11 months and seven days.
He was married at Olin on August 16, 1879, to Emma E. Easterly, who survives him. To this union three children were born, Mrs. E. Myrtle Wiley of Creston, Harry A. Dalby of Hopkins, Mo., and Mrs. Pearl C. Brown of Long Beach, Calif. He is also survived by five brothers, two sisters and seven grandchildren.
After his marriage he was engaged in farming in Crawford county for a number of years and upon leaving the farm entered the mercantile business at Olin. He removed to Orient, in 1896, where he was engaged in the lumber business until 1909. He was also president of the First State bank of Adair county, at Orient from 1905 until 1924. He entered the banking business at Superior, Neb., in 1910, and upon his retirement from active business he moved to Creston, where he remained until 1924. Since that time he resided in Long Beach, Calif., where he contracted the illness which resulted in his death.
Mr. Dalby represented Adair county in the Iowa legislature of 1909.
He was a member of the United Brethren church at Olin, and the men’s Bible class of the Methodist church at Long Beach, Calif.
He was affiliated with Cypress Lodge A. F. & A. M., Orient, Iowa, Abigail chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Bethany Commandery at Creston, Des Moines Consistory No. 3, and Vesta chapter O. E. S., of Creston.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the House of Representatives take this occasion to express its appreciation of his character and public service and at this time extend sympathy to the family.
Resolved, That a copy or these resolutions be printed in the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward to the family of the deceased an enrolled copy.
J W. ROBERTS,
F. D. ICKIS,
JOHN M. BIXLER,
Committee.
Unanimously adopted April 6, 1927.