The Iowa Legislature > Legislators > Legislator Print Icon Print

Representative John V. Adkins View All Years

This photograph is provided for official informational purposes only. The image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, or otherwise used without prior written authorization from the Iowa General Assembly. Requests for permission to use this image must be submitted to the Chief Clerk of the House for House members or the Secretary of the Senate for Senate members.
Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 1/13/1931
Birth Place: Plymouth, Illinois
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 37 (1917) - 38 (1919)
Home County: O’Brien
John V. Adkins
O’Brien County
Representative from O'Brien county, was born November 15, 1851, near Plymouth, Illinois. Moved to Prairie City, Iowa, in 1865. Received his education in the country and graded schools, supplemented by a full course in a business college. Was married to Allie B. White, of Knoxville, Iowa, December 25, 1877, and to them have been born two sons. Moved to O'Brien county in 1883, engaging in the mercantile business, which he continued for three years, then entered the banking business in which he has been engaged for the past twenty-eight years. Never held public office until his election to the thirty-seventh general assembly in 1916. A republican in politics.
House District 82
Committees
37th GA (1917)
Legislation Sponsored
37th GA (1917)