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Harker Brentnal Spensley

Below is biographical information for Harker Brental Spensley contributed by C. Hughes.

From: The Iowa Press Association's who's who in Iowa; a biographical record of Iowa's leaders

in business, professional and public life. Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940. Page 417.

HARKER BRENTNAL SPENSLEY, real estate and insurance agent; born Mineral Point, Wisconsin,

March 7, 1875; son of John Spensley and Mary Jane Waller; educated Dubuque HS 1892; Univ of Iowa,

LLB 1896.  Married Elsie G. Tileston, May 8, 1907, Garvanza California; son Harker Brentnal Jr.,

daughter Anne Tileston (Mrs. W. L. Gallogly), Mary Alice (Mrs. John M. Weir Jr.), Elsie Georgette

(Mrs. Frank T. Hardie).
 
1896-1910, member, Spensley, Bailey & Spensley Farm Mortgages, Ins. & Investments, Dubuque.
1910-16, firm changed to Spensley & Spensley.
1916-39 in firm H. B. Spensley Real Est and Ins, Dubuque.
1939 - in firm Spensley & Gallogly Ins. & Real Estate, Dubuque.
1929-33 President & Mgr Spensley Theatre, Dubuque.
Member Dubuque Co & Iowa St Bar assns; AF&AM; York Rite; El Kahir Shrine, Cedar Rapids; Methodist

Church; hobbies - gardening & fishing; office 524-26 Bank & Insurance Bldg; residence 430 Alpine,

Dubuque.

Harker Brentnal Spensley's childhood residence at 340 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, IA.

Transcribed from the World War I draft registration card for Harker Brentnal Spensley:

Harker Brentnal Spensley
home - 208 Alpine, Dubuque, Iowa
age 43, born 7 March 1875
occupation - insurance and mortgages, self-employed

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