Representative from Guthrie county, was born in Windsor county, Vermont, January 18, 1846, of American-born parents. Educated in the common schools and academy, also Bryant and Stratten's Business College, Hartford, Connecticut. Clerked in a drug store in Chicoper Falls, Massachusetts, 1863 and 1864. The years 1866 and 1867 were spent in Idaho and Montana. Came to Iowa in 1869, and improved a farm in Highland township, Guthrie county. Was elected county auditor in 1873, and served in that position three terms, and has since resided in Guthrie Center, Iowa. In connection with James H. Rogers purchased the Ira P. Wetmore Bank in 1880, changing the name to The Center Bank and served as cashier of said institution until it was sold to the First National Bank in December, 1904. Since December, 1904, has been engaged in the real estate, loan and abstract business. Elected Representative in 1908 and re-elected in 1910. A Republican in politics.
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