Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-29
VAN BUREN, COUNTY LAYS
CLAIM TO BEING BIRTHPLACE
OF GREAT AND NEAR GREAT

Israel Kister-State treasurer 1880.
1852. wv
John J. Selma Member second
constitutional convention, senator and
president of the First, and senator of
the Second general assembly.
Judge virgins specification "* to
occup prominent places in the coun-
ellis OF the state and nation" as an.
piled to his foregoing list, should be
revised, as believe, in at least the
following particulars:
Doctor Bailey rejected proffer Of
the territorial governor ship of Iowa;
served the First and other legisla.
lures.
Samuel Ebert became chief justice
Of Colorado.
Edwin Manning became and was for
most of his vigorous life, the wealth.
est man in Iowa
| Joseph G. Knapp was democratic
candidate for governor; also for SUI
preme judge. Was appointed a mem.
Der OF the board of the Congregational
church to try Henry Ward Beecner.
James B. Howell founded the Keo,
kuk Gate City and found" Sam Clark.
Henry G. Caldwell became United
States circuit judge and resides in Los
| Angeles.
Robert Sloan became Judge on the
| Iowa district bench and his continuous
| service as a judge covered twenty-four
years before his retirement last Janu-
| airy.
James B. Weaver became member
of congress and populist candidate for
the presidency.
Timothy Day introduced the first Of
the Short Horn breed of cattle into
Iowa; his name is the first signed to
our present Iowa constitution.
| George w. McCrary became fed
eral district, then circuit Judge. He
was secretary of war Was general
! counsel OF the Santa Fe system.
r. 0. Stannard was president Of the
st. Louis Chamber Of Commerce,
member of congress from Missouri.
Delazon Smith was prominent
Ohio politician prior to coming to
Iowa. Was "Tyler's lost minister"
was most effective orator.
| John r. Dillon wrote "Dillon on
Municipal Corporations" and other
| LEGAL classics; is chief counsel of the
Gould interests in New York began
his career in Pennington. Iowa, as a
| physician.
Abner Kneeland was, next to Rob-
ert Dale Owen the ablest Free Think.
er IN his day, and was with Fanny
Wright, most effective worker in
their reform movements. He estab-
lished 'Salubria" in Van Buren, coun-
ty-an Utopian enterprise for Free
Thinkers, which disintegrated after
his death in 1874.
George G Wrights own career EN-
braced a service In the Second and
Third general assent les Of Iowa;
judge and chief justice OF Iowa;
United States senator of Iowa;
friend of everybody most beloved
man of Iowa."
To the list Of names Judge Wright
above detailed in 1872, the writer can
extemporaneously add the following:
D. G. Beaman-A force in the or
ganization and management of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company.
Hugh G. Brown-Major in the reg
ular army with a distinguished record
during the war with the rebellion and
war with Spain.
William W. Baldwin Assistant to
the president of the Burlington sys-
TEN.
Lon Allen-Lieutenant governor of
Nebraska.
Samuel M. Clark-Republica lead.
er in Iowa: editor Of the Keokuk Gate
City: member Of congress, First Iowa
district; United States commissioner
of education at Paris.
Andrew j. Davis-Montana capital
list. whose estate formed the grounds
OF leading probate contest
William A. Clark United States
senator from Montana; capitalist.
Henry Clay Dean-C Chaplain United
States senate; preacher; politician.
Nathan v. Harlan-Attorney gener-
al of Alaska.
John H. Gear-Iowa governor;
United States senator; "old Bust
ness"
John A. T. Hull-secretary of the
Iowa senate; secretary of state of
Iowa; member of congress- Seventh
Iowa district.
William e. Mason-Member of con,
gress from Illinois; United States
senator
Benjamin Johnston United States
consul. Ceiba, Honduras.
Thomas 8. Wright-General coun-
sci G. R. /. & P. system
Sullivan Ross - Confederate gener-
al; a very popular Texas governor.
Voltaire P. Twombley Iowa state
treasurer; Hero of Donelson.'
E. K. Valentine-M Member of con-
gress from Nebraska.
There are others of equal eminence
and honor whose names and distinc-
lions belong with those and which
will be added when Van Buren, county
tells her whole story. A study of how
1t could be the residence Of so many
such persons when it has not and
never held a large town or education!
al institution is a chapter in the his
tory of the shifting of the substantial
population of our country from 1885
to the close of that century. Respect.
fully,
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