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William S. Criswell

Boone County

WILLIS S. CRISWELL was born on a farm in Boone County, Iowa, December 23, 1869, and died in a hospital in Boone May 11, 1931. Burial was in Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone. His parents were Levi N. and Harriet Criswell. He received his education in rural schools, Boone High School and the Business Department of Highland Park College, Des Moines. From 1894 to 1904 he taught school in winters and farmed in summers, but after 1904 he devoted himself exclusively to farming and stock raising. He held several local offices, and was identified with farmers co-operative associations. He was elected representative in 1920 and was re-elected in 1922, serving in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth general assemblies.

House District 53