FOWLER, David T.

FOWLER

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Date: 6/1/2021 at 01:23:11

David T. Fowler
born Oct 8, 1858, New York

D. T. Fowler, Secretary of the Farmer’s Lumber Company of Battle Creek, was born in Avon, Livingston, New York, October 8, 1858, son of William and Martha (Adams) Fowler, now residents of Maple township, Ida County. He was reared in New York and was educated in the public schools and at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, attending the latter one year. He taught school one term and spent two years in the clock factory at Batavia prior to his coming to this State. From his fourteenth year until he reached his majority, he was engaged in farming. He came to Ida County in 1883 and for nine years has been engaged in teaching here, spending his vacations on the home farm, being interested in and helping to develop it. He is identified with the best interests of Battle Creek, being Republican and taking an active interest in it. His party tendered him the nomination for County Auditor in 1892. He is associated with the I. O. O. F. Lodge and K. of P. In the first named order, he is a member of Echo Lodge, No. 119, has passed all the chairs, and is now N. G. His membership with the Knights of Pythias is in Olympic Lodge, No. 257.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.680