Joseph R. Chandler

CASSIDAY, CHANDLER

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 9/16/2004 at 10:22:46

J. R. Chandler, Winterset; Attorney; is a native of Belmont county, Ohio; born August 26, 1838, and came to this State in 1862, and settled in Johnson county, and was engaged in teaching school; he enlisted in the 22nd Iowa Inf. during the war and was mustered out in July 1865; in 1868 he removed to Pennsylvania and attended the Normal school at Edinburgh; in 1871 he came to Dallas county, Iowa, and from this county went to Council Bluffs and taught school on year; then entered the law school at Iowa City and graduated, and was admitted to the bar in 1874, and in July of the same year came to this county, and has since that time been engaged in the practice of his profession; he holds the office of mayor of the city and is one of the commissioners of insane for the State; he married Miss Mattie Cassidy on December 24, 1875.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879", page 530