Who's Who inHenry County, 1940 |
Henry
County IAGenWeb 1940 Who's Who |
GALER, ROGER S: |
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Attorney; b Henry Co, Iowa June 27, 1863; s of Washington M Galer-Lucinda Terrell; ed Howes Acad 1879; U of Iowa, BA 1885, MA 1888; U of Iowa, LLD 1925; Irving Inst Literary Soc; m Lola Goan July 1, 1912 Wellesley Hills, Mass; s Paul B (dec 1932); m Laura Bowman -- --; 1885-87 instr, Howes Acad, Mount Pleasant; 1887-92 prin Southern Iowa Normal Sch, Bloomfield; 1892-93 prin Iowa City Acad, Iowa City; 1893- prac law, Mount Pleasant; 1898-1904 referee in bankruptcy, Henry & Jefferson Cos; mbr & past pres sch bd, Mount Pleasant; past pres lib bd, Mount Pleasant; mbr Henry Co bd of edn; mbr Authors Club of London England; Kiwanis, past pres; Mount Pleasant Comml Club, past pres; IOOF, Henry Lodge, Mount Pleasant, chmn of trustee 30 years; Universalist Ch, pres State Body 5 years, trustee, pres Natl Body 4 years, trustee; pres Lombard Coll bd of trustees 10 years; pres Natl Fedn of Religious Liberals 4 years, trustee; trustee Meadville sch; Rep, chmn Co Rep com 3 times, del state conv, alternate del to natl conv; hobbies: reading, speaking & pub addresses; off 120 S Main; res 403 E Washington, Mount Pleasant. | |
Key to Abbreviations From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940. Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, February 2021. |
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