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EDWARD SPEER WHITE

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WHITE, EDWARD SPEER: Attorney; b Vinton, Iowa Oct 27, 1871; s of James W White-Eliza Speer; ed Harlan HS; U of Iowa, BA; U of Mich, LLB; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; m Clyde Beryl Cobb Aug 17, 1898 Harlan; s Leland Cobb, Edward Speer Jr; 1898-1901 sch supt, Harlan; prac law, Harlan; 1904-10 Shelby Co atty; 1915 author of History of Shelby Co; 1920-24 mayor; 1895 co M in ING, Cherokee; secy Iowa St Assn of Co Attys; Kiwanis, pres 1929; Comm Club; KP; AF&AM; Rep del to Iowa 9th congl dist natl conv, Chicago, chmn Shelby Co rep central com; hobbies: horticulture, writing; off Larson Block; res 1812 College Place, Harlan.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1119. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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