Show WASHINGTON IRVING DADD Uo 01 the landltats for noao 01 Iona Washington Irving ncbb ono of the caiidlditc for governor of Iowa wa born Oct 4 nil on his fathers farm In Des Moines county near Ilurllngton I Ills parent were Mr and Mn Mil Ilibb who came to Iowa from Ienniyl vanla and wero of Dutch descent There were but two children In the family W L Ilabb and till aliter Mr > Hell MnnifltlJ now dn of the munlo Ana art school of Dt Iauw unlvcrdly Orceniaitle Ind Nib Ilabb died when hll IOn wa young Anxlou that her children should have an eduoAtlon Mr Dabb told her farm and mod to Ml rieaiant that the might enjoy Its educational advantage Young Ilabb Immediately entered the Iowa Wesleyan unlverilly and continued until 1IC3 when at the ace of eighteen enlisted In the famous Fourth Iowa cavalry and terveU until the cloud of the war Then he reentered college graduating In Ibo doss of UM Having chosen the law I as hie profea lion he at at once entered the office or Ambler Ambler and on his admit tine to the bar VAl made a member mem-ber of the firm under the name or Ambler It Ilabb Aflor a few year i tin farmed a partnership with John S i Woolton anntlur leading lawyer Th firm of Woolion It HaDli at once became cam leooenlied a the leading ono In I southeastern lent and enjoyed a Jorge practice The firm wa dluolved tour yean ago however by the election of Air Uabb to the dlilrlct bench Shortly Short-ly I after his partner Mr Woolson woo appointed United state judge for the outhtrn dlntrlet of Iowa Judge JJab tall hl flnt vote for Abraham Lincoln |