mayoralty. His fellow townsmen appreciate his worth and what he has done for the city. The greater part of the municipal improvements of Ames have been made under his administration, and he brings to the conduct of the duties of the office the same progressive spirit and earnest purpose which characterize him in his private business affairs. He has ever been deeply interested in the welfare and upbuilding of the community, and whether in office or out of it has labored earnestly for general progress and improvement. His business interests have largely been of a character that have contributed to growth and advancement. He is a man of irreproachable integrity in business affairs, and added to that he displays marked ability in the conduct of important interests.
He is a member of the Iowa Society of the Sons of the American Revolution through his ancestor Caleb Ellis, who served in a New Hampshire regiment through the entire struggle for American independence, participating in many of the important battles, including Bunker Hill, Ticonderoga and Lake Champlain and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne.
He has been treasurer of the independent school district of Ames since 1898 and is a stalwart champion of the cause of education and of intellectual progress. In fact, he stands at all times for progress and improvement; is a man of action rather than theory ; and has been a leader in executing carefully formulated plans for the benefit of the city and community. He is today one of the strongest elements in the life of Ames–a man who, while successfully conducting business affairs, has fully recognized and met his obligations of citizenship and his responsibilities toward his fellowmen.
WILLIAM KNIGHT BOARDMAN.
A man of ready resourcefulness and with genius for the management of intricate and important business affairs, William Knight Boardman was for a long period one of the most prominent and active citizens of Nevada and of Iowa, for his operations reached out into various sections of the state. He became recognized as an authority upon dairy and creamery projects and upon the subject of poultry raising, and he conducted an extensive produce business in Nevada, where he made his home until his death, which occurred December 26, 1910, in Los Angeles, California. His residence was erected in 1878, at No. 275 Locust street, and remains today as one of the fine homes of the city, so substantially was it built.
In far off New England the birth of William K. Boardman occurred, for he was a native of Troy, Vermont, born June 22, 1852. His parents were Norman and Lois (Knight) Boardman, natives of Vermont and of New York respectively The father was engaged in the practice of law in the Green Mountain state and on coming to the middle west sought a home in Iowa. He became recognized as a prominent and influential resident of the community in which he lived and served for one term as state senator