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WINNESHIEK COUNTY. 1105 Previous Next of law, and when F. W. Burdick, the county treasurer, enlisted, our subject succeeded him in the office and served out his term, which expired January 1, 1864. In the fall he was elected county judge, and at the end of two years was re-elected, serving four years, all told. In 1872 he succeeded Dr. Bullis in the state senate, filling out the unexpired term of two years. He was then re-elected and served four years. In the winter of 1874 he acted as president pro-tem of the senate. He was chairman of the judiciary committee and the committee on constitutional amendments, and also served as a member on railroads, insurance and judicial districts. In 1877 the firm of Willett & Willett was formed, his son Norman being the junior member of the firm. Judge Willett was married January 18. 1848, at Champlain, N. Y., to Miss Olinda C. Kellogg, and their children were Mahlon, Norman, George, William and Ernest. Judge Willett died December 12, 1898, having practiced law in Iowa for over forty years, and during that time he was a leading character in many forensic battles, and always acquitted himself ably, commanding the love and admiration of his friends and the respect of his enemies. He was a hard student and a deep thinker, and had a sunny and attractive disposition; and this, added to his learning and ready command of language, made him a very agreeable companion. Norman Willett was born August 15, 1853, at Chambly, Canada East, and is a son of G. R. and Olinda C. (Kellogg) Willett. He removed to Decorah, Iowa, in the spring of 1857 with his parents, and has resided there since that time. He was educated at Iowa College, Grinnell. He read law in his father’s office and was admitted to practice his profession at Decorah, Iowa, in 1876. He began the practice as a member of the firm of Willett, Wellington & Willett, which continued until 1877, when the firm became Willett & Willett. In 1885 our subject retired and went on the road, returning in the spring of 1894, when |
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