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James McHose

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James McHose
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 13, 1913 (1913-01-13) – January 10, 1915 (1915-01-10)
Preceded byWilliam W. Goodykoontz
Succeeded byJohn F. Herman
Personal details
Born(1849-08-25)August 25, 1849
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 1927(1927-06-17) (aged 77)
Boone, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Occupation
bricklayer educator lawyer

James Buritt McHose (August 25, 1849 – June 17, 1927) was an American politician.

James McHose was born in Davenport, Iowa, on August 25, 1849, to parents Samuel McHose and Mary Dillin. He was one of eight children, and of Scotch-Irish, German, and English descent. The McHose family moved to Geneseo, Illinois, where James attended school. He then followed his father and grandfather into the bricklaying industry, and later became a teacher. After graduating from the Washington University School of Law in 1874, McHose moved to Nevada, Iowa, where he practiced law for four years, before returning to work as a bricklayer. In 1899, McHose moved to Boone, Iowa, where he founded Boone Clay Works, from which he retired in 1910. He was a member and former president of the Iowa Brick and Tile Association.[1][2][3]

After moving to Boone, McHose served on the city council. McHose was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1912 as a Republican, holding the District 53 seat from January 13, 1913 to January 10, 1915.[1][2] During his single term on the Iowa General Assembly, McHose proposed the establishment of Larrabee County, which was opposed by Kossuth County residents.[4] He was additionally a member of Boone's Board of Park Commissioners, and led the commission as president at the time of his death in Boone on June 17, 1927.[1][2]

James McHose acquired land for Boone's McHose Park [ceb],[1] where the final statue of Theodore Roosevelt designed by Vincenzo Miserendino was later placed. In 2010, Donovan Olson acquired the McHose home in Boone and began restoration work.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Representative James B. McHose". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "James B. McHose". The Annals of Iowa. 16 (3): 240. 1928. doi:10.17077/0003-4827.5170.
  3. ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward, ed. (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company. pp. 20–24. Alternate URL
  4. ^ Fannon-Langton, Dianne (2019-04-21). "What happened to Iowa's 100th county?". The Gazette. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ Fales, Andy (July 16, 2014). "Landmark Home Re-Opens its Doors in Boone". WHO-DT. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Grout, Brad (October 13, 2015). "Public attends J.B. Mchose open house". Ames Tribune. Retrieved September 9, 2024.