McCONLOGUE, James H.

MCCONLOGUE, MILLER, GLASS, WITWER

Posted By: Sharon R. Becker (email)
Date: 11/25/2017 at 02:01:34

Obituary ~ James H. McConlogue
December 05, 1856 ~ February 26, 1917

JAMES H. MCCONLOGUE was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1856, and died at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, February 26, 1917. Burial was at Mason City, Iowa. When a child he came with his parents to Beloit, Wisconsin, and a few years later to Illinois. He removed to Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, in 1868. He attended common schools and the Mason City High School. He was graduated from Notre Dame University in 1879, and from the Law Department of the State University of Iowa in 1882 and that year he commenced the practice of law in Mason City.

His first partnership was that of McConlogue & Miller, then in 1890 he formed with John D. Glass the firm of Glass & McConlogue, which later became Glass, McConlogue & Witwer, and later again. Glass, McConlogue & Glass. In 1902 he was president of the State Bar Association. He was a member of the public library board in Mason City and was mayor of the city several years. In 1892 he was the Democratic candidate for secretary of state. He was a member of the state militia and served on Governor Boies' staff for four years. He was appointed by Governor Carroll a member of the State Tax Commission. In September, 1913, Governor Clarke appointed him a member of the Board of Control for the unexpired term of John F. Wade, deceased. He was reappointed in 1916 for a full term. On the Board of Control he gave much attention to prison reform, advocating the most humane and liberal methods toward the prisoners.

Annals of Iowa

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2017