Past and Present of Lucas and Wayne Counties, Iowa (Volume 2); A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1913. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... BIOGRAPHICAL HON. FRANK Q. STUART. Earnest, purposeful, recognizing ever the obligations and the duties as well as the opportunities and advantages of citizenship, Frank Q. Stuart of Chariton stands with the eminent men of Iowa who have labored persistently and effectively for the welfare of state and nation. A member of the bar, he brings to bear upon the questions of vital interest to the country the analytical power and logical reasoning of the lawyer. His utterances indicate a mind trained in the severest school of reasoning and it is a recognized fact that policy never sways him in his position, which is the outcome of an earnest belief in the cause which he advocates. Iowa is proud to number Mr. Stuart among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Monroe county on the 24th of January, 1856. He acquired a highschool education and afterward studied under special instructors for several years. In fact, throughout his entire life he has been a student--of books, of men, of events--and in the school of experience he has learned many valuable lessons. In early life he took up the study of telegraphy and was employed as an operator until 1874. He regarded this merely as an initial step to higher things, and, taking up the study of law, was admitted to the bar in the year in which he attained his majority. He then entered upon active practice, in which he has since been engaged save for intervals spent in editorial work and upon the public platform. Along with those qualities indispensable to the lawyer--a keen, rapid, logical mind plus the business sense, and a ready capacity for hard work-- he brought to the starting point of his legal career certain rare gifts--eloquence of language and a strong personality. He has ever been remarkable among lawyers for t...