Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-02-19
Governor LoWden of Illinois,
Leading Republican candi-
date, Had Humble Start
WON over MANY OBSTACLES
A sehseInastss At Fktssn-Nsrked
Way Through College aal Law
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Farming kts Dig
Interest.

Gev. Frank O. Lswden Of nlinsis,
enc Of the prominent candidates fur
the Republican presidential nemina-
ten, wen success In life BY grit and
hard wsrk. Son Of village black
smith. confronted By the privations Of
an undeveloped country. enjoying only
such advantages ~ he could earn BY
unremitting work and sacrifice-it was
not tho kind Of beginning to promise
q brilliant future. But by determine
ton, ambition and ability Lowden lev
eled the obstacles that rose about him
and made success look his way.
Governor Lowden was born near
Sunrise, Mimi, on January %, 1861.
His father was Lorenzo Lowden, who
ran the village blacksmith shop. The
Lowdens left Sunrise when Frank was
seven years old, barely out of the
primer class at the school which LO-
reno helped to build, and moved to
Hardin county, Iowa. There the elder
Lowden took up farming. The boy
farmed, too, but did more. He made
spare time for himself and demanded
an education. SO well did he succeed
that at fifteen he was master of the
country school, saving his few dollars
for college. At twenty he entered the
University of Iowa. BY outside work
he made enough money to complete
his cOurse-at the head of his class.
Then he went to Chicago. He want
ed to be a lawyer. BY the same pro-
gram Of work and sacrifice that had
advanced him thus far Lswdea work
ed his way through the Union college
Of law, completing a two-year course
in ono year-agaiM at the head OF his
dass.
New came more years 0f hard work,
bat BLESSED with greater rewards than
the young man had before l1nswa. In
1895 he was married to Miss Florence
Pullman. daughter Of sae Of Americas
greatest business men. Fear children
have been born to them, son and
three daughters.
Lowden began to take aa active in
teTeSt Ia politics. He was q delegate
to the national coRveadOn that In
1900 nominated Mckinley and Roose-
vet. Fssr years later he was a can
dldste before the Republican guberna-
teriaI convention. bat q combination
Of the YateS-Deneea forces defeated
him. L0wden took tie stump and
helped elect his successful rival,
Charles S. Deneen.
Two years later he was elected to
congress from the Thirteenth Illinois
district. He retired voluntarily after
. two and half terms. On quitting
congress he went to his farm near
Oregon. Ill.,, and devoted himself to
making that one Of the aaest proper
ties OF its kind In the state.
Meanwhile in 1904 he had beea
made 4 member Of the Republican ma
uouei committee from Illinsis. on
which he served until 1912. In 1918
he catered the gubernatOriai primary
and was nominated for that sffice. He
was elected and took his seat the fol-
lowing January to begin what has
proved one Of the most constructive
and successful administrations record
ed in the history of the state.
In brief, the chief events of Govern
or Lowden's life, are as follows:
1S61-BOrn, Sunrise, MINI.
1SGS-MOved to Hardin county, Ia.
1SS5-Graduated from University
Of Iowa.
1SS7-Graduated from law school.
1S9G-NIarried to Miss Florence
Pullman.
7S0S-Entered law partnership Of
L0wden, Estabrook & Davis. Appoint
ed lieutenant colonel, first infantry,
Illinois National Guard.
19ol-Defeated for Republican nom
inatiOn for governor
190j-Elacted to congress.
19ll-Retred from congress.
191G-EIected governor Of Illinois.
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