Sager, Ray V.
SAGER, PARKER, HARRISON
Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Plym. CC (email)
Date: 11/11/2004 at 12:56:01
R. V. SAGER
Possessing an analytical, well trained mind and the capacity for hard work,
Ray V. Sager has steadily progressed in a most exacting profession and now
occupies an enviable position at the bar of Sioux City. He was born October 19,
1884, in Plymouth county, Iowa, and comes of distinguished ancestry, being a
direct descendant of Presidents William H. and Benjamin Harrison and also of
Benjamin Harrison, of New York, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence. He is a son of Perry and Stella (Parker) Sager, the former a
native of Michigan and the latter of Virginia. The father came to Iowa when
about eighteen years of age and for many years engaged in farming in Plymouth
county. Through intelligently directed industry he accumulated a substantial
competence and since 1908 has lived retired in Sioux City.Ray V. Sager was a pupil in rural schools of Phymouth county and attended the
public schools of Sioux City, Iowa, where he afterward studied law. He
completed a course in the law department of the Stare University at Iowa City and
since July 1, 1910, has practiced continuously in Sioux City. He has a
thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of jurisprudence and correctly
applies his knowledge to the points in litigation. He has built up a
remunerative clientele and in argument is logical and convincing, winning a large
percentage of his cases.Mr. Sager is a bachelor and resides in the family home at No. 1622 West
Fifteenth street. In 1914 he was a stamp deputy in the internal revenue
department of the United States and is now a member of the civil service commission of
Sioux City. During the World war he was one of the four minute speakers and
also served on the local registration board. He is a Mason, belonging to
Tyrain Lodge, No. 508, F. & A. M., and something of the nature of his recreation is
indicated by his connection with the Riverside Boat Club. He is affiliated
with the Unitarian church and acts as chairman of its board of trustees. Mr.
Sager maintains an independent attitude in politics, placing the qualifications
of a candidate above the narrow bounds of partisanship, and he is broadminded
and liberal in his ideas on all subjects. He is a member of the Sioux City
Bar Association and a worthy exponent of his profession.NORTHWESTERN
IOWA
ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION
VOLUME II
1804-1926
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