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IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934
BIOGRAPHIES
STATE SENATORS
WM. MCARTHUR, MASON CITY. - Senator from the forty-third district, composed
of Cerro Gordo, Franklin, and Hancock counties, was born in Cerro Gordo
county, July 15, 1886. Attended country school and graduated in animal husbandry at Iowa State College in 1910 and given professional master degree in 1923. Member, Adelante fraternity and Alpha Zeta honorary agricultural fraternity, and the winning college corn judging team of 1908. Married December 5, 1911, to Avice L. O'Neil, Clear Lake, Iowa, and has three children, Dan Neil, Avice L., and Maxine. Managed large group of farms in Oklahoma, 1910 to 1914, and since then engaged in general farming and livestock feeding five miles northeast of Mason City, Iowa. Also specializes in seed corn, soybeans, and
polled Hereford cattle. Originator of Golden King seed corn. He has judged corn and livestock at numerous county, district, and state shows and has served several years as secretary of township school board and member county board of education. He is director of farm bureau and cooperative elevator and director and president of the North Iowa Fair. Honored by Wallace's Farmer in 1926 by selection to first group of master farmers. He is also president of the Mason City Livestock Shipping Association: Director of the Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association; director of the Iowa Beef Producers Association; director of the American Polled Hereford Breeders Association; president of the American Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance Company; member of Mason City Rotary Club and a member of the Congregational church. Serving first term in the senate. A democrat.
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census information:
June 13, 1900
Lime Creek, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Daniel McArthur, head, born June 1857, age 42, married 16 years, born in Canada, both parents born in Canada, year of immigration 1884, in U. S. 16 years, farmer
Maria A. McArthur, wife, born August 1859, age 40, married 16 years, seven children, seven living, born in Canada, both parents born in Canada
William McArthur, son, born July 1886, age 13, born in Iowa, at school
Harry McArthur, son, born March 1888, age 12, born in Iowa, at school
Clifford McArthur, son, born January 1890, age 10, born in Iowa, at school
J????, McArthur daughter, born April 1892, age 8, born in Iowa
J????, McArthur, daughter, born June 1894, age 5, born in Iowa
Crist? McArthur daughter, born May 1896,born in Iowa
Arthur McArthur, son, born January or June 1899, age 1, born in Iowa
May 3-6, 1910 (same location)
Gertrude McArthur, daughter, age 6, born in Iowa
William McArthur is working doing office work
Harry and Clifford are farm hands on horse farm
1920 Mason City 1-WD, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Mrs. Maria McArthur, head, 59, widow
Arthur McArthur, age 20
Gertrude McArthur, age 16
1920 Clifford and William are now living in separate households in Lime Creek, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Clifford, McArthur, age 27
Eva M. McArthur, wife, age 27, born in Iowa
Jane McArthur, daughter, age 3 months old, born in Iowa
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