From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa:EDWARD H. LUNDY.Through struggle to triumph seems to be the maxim which holds sway for the majority of our citizens, and. though it is undoubtedly true that many fall exhausted in the conflict, a few, by their inherent force of character and strong mentality, rise above their environment and all which seems to hinder them, until they reach the plane of affluence toward which their face was set through the long years of struggle that must necessarily precede any accomplishment of great magnitude. Such has been the history of Edward H. Lundy, of Eldora. one of the leaders of the Hardin county bar and one of our most progressive and public-spirited citizens.Mr. Lundy was born near Union, this county, on July 3, 1871, the son of E.W. and H.L. (Morlan) Lundy, natives of Ohio, and one of the influential and honored pioneer families of Hardin county, Iowa, the father having come overland and settled here in 1856. He developed an excellent farm from the wild prairie near Union and he has lived in that community ever since, becoming well established and well known as a leading agriculturist and stock man. The Morlan family also came in an early day and settled at Marrietta, Marshall county, Iowa, and established a good home there. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Lundy, namely: Mrs. Lela Cromer, of Anamosa, Iowa, is the wife of E.A. Cromer, who has charge of the educational department of the Anamosa State Reformatory; John C. is farming near Union, Hardin county; Bessie married L.E. Butler, who has charge of the electric railway lines at Evansville, Indiana; Edward H., of this review, is the oldest of the children.Mr. Lundy was reared on the home farm, where he early learned the lessons of thrift and frugality and built up a robust constitution which has served him well in later life. He received his preliminary education in the Union high school, from which he was graduated in 1886. He then attended Albion Seminary, during its flourishing days, finishing the course there. He taught school very acceptably for two years, and while he found the work entirely to his liking he determined to cast his lot with the legal profession, coming to Eldora on June 2, I893, and took up the study of law with Judge Allbrook. He was admitted to the bar in May, I894, and has been in the practice here ever since, enjoying a large and ever growing clientele, and he has for some time figured prominently in the local courts, where he is regarded as a master of legal science in all its ramifications. The common law, the statutes of Iowa, the history, progress and growth of jurisprudence, as well as the higher and more abstruse principles of equity, all seem to be completely at his command. He is ever painstaking, vigilant and persistent and in the trial of cases he is logical, forceful and masterful. He has ever taken an abiding interest in public affairs and the general progress and good of his county, and is a loyal supporter of the Republican party. In 1895 he was elected county attorney and served two terms in a manner that reflected much credit upon himself and to the general satisfaction of the people, irrespective of party ties. He was in partnership with Judge Alibrook from July 1, 1894, to October 5, 1909. He is now associated with George W. Wood under the firm name of Lundy & Wood, Mr. Allbrook having been elevated to the bench. Mr. Lundy has been engaged in much of the important litigation of the county. He was one of the attorneys. for the state in the Blydenburg trial, also in the Winter trial, both murder cases. He also tried the case of Elzy vs. the Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railroad, one of the most important cases ever held here, judgment having been given for over forty thousand dollars. In the line of litigation his services have been on the side of the people rather than corporate interests.Mr. Lundy is the original organizer of the Co-Operative Gas & Electric Light System in Eldora, a corporation with a capital stock of sixty thousand dollars, being on a purely co-operative basis, operating a gas and electric light system, Mr. Lundy being president of the company, and the pronounced success of this, one of the most beneficial enterprises Eldora has ever known, has been due for the most part to the wise counsel and judicious management of Mr. Lundy, who has proven himself to be a business man of rare discernment and keen acumen, always looking to the interests of the community in general while advancing his own. He has an elegant suite of offices, equipped with a carefully selected, modern and extensive law library, over the Hardin County National Bank.The domestic life of Mr. Lundy began on August 14, 1895, when he was united in marriage with Lulu M. Rew, a lady of talent and refinement, the daughter of Joseph and Betsy Rew, both now deceased. Mrs. Lundy was born at Wautoma, Wisconsin, May 15, 1871, and she came to Eldora with her parents when five or six years old. This union has been graced by the birth of two children, namely: Lyman R., born July 7, 1896, and Lee L., born September 12, 1903.Fraternally, Mr. Lundy is a Mason, belonging to the chapter at Eldora and the Knights Templar at Iowa Falls; he also belongs to the Knights of Pythias. Personally, he is a very pleasant gentleman, genial, obliging, unassuming, honest and straightforward in all the relations of life, enjoying the confidence, good will and esteem of all classes.