"Iowa State Senator" Ross Mowry Hand Signed Agreement From 1953

Description: Up for auction "Iowa State Senator" Ross Mowry Signed Agreement Dated 1953. ES-7411E our committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Ross R. Mowry, begs leave to submit the following: The Honorable Ross R. Mowry was born on March 5, 1882, in Baxter, Iowa, the son of John F. and Louisa Wilkins Mowry. He passed away on September 28, 1957. Mr. Mowry received his law degree from the State University of Iowa in 1903 and was admitted to the practice of law in Iowa the same year. On September 17, 1908, he was married to Edith Mathews, who preceded him in death. Mr. Mowry was a member of the law firm of Mowry and Cross in Newton, Iowa from 1904 until 1910, was prosecuting attorney in Jasper County from 1911 until 1915, and was assistant Attorney General of Iowa in 1916. He was a member of both the Iowa and American Bar Associations, and served two terms in the Senate of the Iowa General Assembly from 1939 until 1946. At the time of his death, Mr. Mowry was considered to be probably the greatest historian living in Jasper County. Mr. Mowry is survived by two daughters, Virginia of New York City and Gertrude, Mrs. William Spaulding, of Wakefield, Massachusetts. Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Fifty-eighth General Assembly: That in the passing of the Honorable Ross R. Mowry, the state of Iowa has lost a valuable and honorable citizen and by this resolution tenders its sincere sympathy to the surviving members of the family. Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread on the Journal of the Senate, and that the Secretary of the Senate be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the members of the family of the deceased.

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