Senator from the forty-fourth district, composed of Chickasaw and Floyd counties, born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen was thrown on his own resources, worked on a farm, in a brick yard and railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil War. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the World war and Brant gave his life for his country. He was elected representative in 1924, 1926 and 1928. Elected senator in 1930. A republican.
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