HORATIO F. DALE

DALE

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/21/2020 at 12:29:34

HORATIO F. DALE, an attorney at Corning, was born in London, England. His father, H. Ridley Dale, was a merchant in that city, and is still living there. His mother’s maiden was was Margaret Barnett. Mr. Dale completed his school days at University College, London, England, receiving a classical and liberal education. On emigration to the New World in 1870, he landed at Quebec, and came on to Dubuque, Iowa, where' he began teaching, enjoying brilliant success. He began reading law under the guidance of Wilson & O’Donell, at Dubuque, and was admitted to the bar, in 1872, but still continued as a school-teacher in order that he might at intervals render himself still more familiar with the principles of law and American usage. He began practice in Adams county in 1875, moved to Corning in 1883, and has won a reputation for thoroughness and carefulness. As an advocate he is quick to see the aims of an opponent, and he is logical and fluent as a speaker. He makes constant use of his well selected library. No man in southwestern Iowa has the confidence of his clientage more than he. He is a Royal Arch Mason and a Knight of Pythias. Both himself and Mrs. Dale are member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. They were married in 1883, in Adams county, Iowa. Her maiden name was McCune. She was born in Morgan county, Ohio, and is of Irish ancestry. Their children are Horace R., Hylton Frederic, Harold Walter and Cecil Henry.

Mr. Dale was nominated by the Democrats in 1881 for State Senator for the counties of Adams and Taylor, comprising the Sixth Senatorial District, and made an effective canvass. His opponents were Hon. Geo. L. Finn, Republican, seeking reelection as Senator, and H. S. Duncan, running on the People’s ticket. Though defeated by about 400 plurality, Mr. Dale ran 400 ahead of Governor Horace Boies.