Son of William Chassell. Grandson of Rev. David Chassell, D.D. Teacher, editor, legislator, farmer.
The Wyoming Journal (Iowa), 25 Oct 1928, Page 1.
Edward David Chassell, for many years prominent in editorial circles of Iowa, died Thursday evening, October 18, 1928. at Des Moines, after an illness of several weeks. About week age he had been brought from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he had been confined to a hospital since September. After returning to Des Moines he did not improve, but growing rapidly weaker, died at 7:00 p.m. on date stated above.
Born at Holand Patent, Oneida county, New York, May 25, 1858, he came in 1867 with his parents, William and Frances Jones Chassell, to Iowa, where they settled on a prairie farm near Iowa Falls. His boyhood story was much like that of many kids of the period. He worked on the farm in summertime and taught school winters. His higher education was obtained at Iowa State Teachers College.
After a few years of teaching he entered the newspaper business and edited for several years the Osage News and the LaMars Sentinel. Always a republican in politics, he served as representative from Plymouth county in the Iowa legislatures of 1894, 1904, and 1906, He later served for six years as state binder, his incumbency in that office running parallel to that of Emory English as state printer.
In December, 1906. he married Miss Mary Calkins of Wyoming, Jones county, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Calkins. The same month he was appointed railroad commissioner by Gov. George W. Clarke to succeed James H. Wilson, deceased. He resigned from this position during the world war to become secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, an organization devoted to farm and finance. This position he filled for nearly ten years, resigning to give more attention to his own affairs. In 1926 his wife died and was buried at Wyoming, Iowa.
In recent years Mr. Chassell spent his summers in Canada, where he had large farm interests. In June of the present year he went to Saskatchewan. Early in September he fell ill at North Battleford and was confined to his room. Early in October he was taken to a hospital at Saskatoon for examination and treatment. His sister and three of his brothers went to his bedside.
A financier and former state official for more than forty years, Mr. Chassell took a leading part in Iowa affairs. As teacher, editor, legislator, state binder, member of the railroad commission, and for nearly ten years secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, he had a keen insight into the political and economic affairs of the state and had a prominent part in shaping the thought of his time and state.
During his earlier years in politics Mr. Chassell was an active supporter of A. B. Cummings, later to be governor and senator of his state. He had Senator Cummins' complete confidence and was regarded as one of his advisors.
He was also one of the managers of the gubernatorial campaign of Gov. Warren Garst. He was the intimate friend of Emory English, who served with him in the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies. He numbered among his friends N. E. Kendall, former governor, and Leo Brown, of the Iowa budget commission, who, as political writer for the Register, covered the state house at the time Chassell was a state official. He was a Mason and Shriner.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister. Miss A.A. Chassell of Des Moines, and four brothers, N.W. Chassell, of Sheridan, Wyoming; H, J. Chassell of Gillette, Wyoming, O, B. Chassell, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Dr. J. L Chassell of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Short funeral services under the direction of the Masonic lodge was held at Des Moines, Saturday, at ten a.m. The pall bearers were Senator A. B Funk, L. C. Kurtz, Chas. Bradshaw, John M. Jamieson, Ora Williams and Emory English.
The funeral party arrived in Wyoming Saturday evening. The body was taken to the Calkins home, corner Main and Washington streets where it lied in state until Sunday afternoon. Many friends called to pay their respects to the departed and extend sympathy to the brothers, sister, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held from the Calkins home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev, W, P. Eicholas, pastor of the Wyoming Presbyterian church. Music was furnished by Mrs. John T. Wherry, Mrs. Bernice Hansen, A. A. Vaughn and W. J. Beckwith, with Miss Leota Wherry at the piano.
Those in charge of the casket were Hon. John Thomsen, Herbert Alden, Wallace Wherry, Sterling Brainard, Cecil Wherry and Arthur Peck.
Interment was made in the beautiful Wyoming cemetery by the side of the remains of his beloved wife, who preceded him in March, 1926. Keystone Lodge No 206 A. F. & A. M. attended in a body, and the beautiful Masonic burial service was given by Mr. Chassell had many friends in Wyoming and throughout Jones county who will mourn his untimely departure, He was a man in the fullest sense of the word, a loyal citizen and a true friend,
The Wyoming Journal (Iowa), 25 Oct 1928, Page 1.
Edward David Chassell, for many years prominent in editorial circles of Iowa, died Thursday evening, October 18, 1928. at Des Moines, after an illness of several weeks. About week age he had been brought from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he had been confined to a hospital since September. After returning to Des Moines he did not improve, but growing rapidly weaker, died at 7:00 p.m. on date stated above.
Born at Holand Patent, Oneida county, New York, May 25, 1858, he came in 1867 with his parents, William and Frances Jones Chassell, to Iowa, where they settled on a prairie farm near Iowa Falls. His boyhood story was much like that of many kids of the period. He worked on the farm in summertime and taught school winters. His higher education was obtained at Iowa State Teachers College.
After a few years of teaching he entered the newspaper business and edited for several years the Osage News and the LaMars Sentinel. Always a republican in politics, he served as representative from Plymouth county in the Iowa legislatures of 1894, 1904, and 1906, He later served for six years as state binder, his incumbency in that office running parallel to that of Emory English as state printer.
In December, 1906. he married Miss Mary Calkins of Wyoming, Jones county, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Calkins. The same month he was appointed railroad commissioner by Gov. George W. Clarke to succeed James H. Wilson, deceased. He resigned from this position during the world war to become secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, an organization devoted to farm and finance. This position he filled for nearly ten years, resigning to give more attention to his own affairs. In 1926 his wife died and was buried at Wyoming, Iowa.
In recent years Mr. Chassell spent his summers in Canada, where he had large farm interests. In June of the present year he went to Saskatchewan. Early in September he fell ill at North Battleford and was confined to his room. Early in October he was taken to a hospital at Saskatoon for examination and treatment. His sister and three of his brothers went to his bedside.
A financier and former state official for more than forty years, Mr. Chassell took a leading part in Iowa affairs. As teacher, editor, legislator, state binder, member of the railroad commission, and for nearly ten years secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, he had a keen insight into the political and economic affairs of the state and had a prominent part in shaping the thought of his time and state.
During his earlier years in politics Mr. Chassell was an active supporter of A. B. Cummings, later to be governor and senator of his state. He had Senator Cummins' complete confidence and was regarded as one of his advisors.
He was also one of the managers of the gubernatorial campaign of Gov. Warren Garst. He was the intimate friend of Emory English, who served with him in the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies. He numbered among his friends N. E. Kendall, former governor, and Leo Brown, of the Iowa budget commission, who, as political writer for the Register, covered the state house at the time Chassell was a state official. He was a Mason and Shriner.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister. Miss A.A. Chassell of Des Moines, and four brothers, N.W. Chassell, of Sheridan, Wyoming; H, J. Chassell of Gillette, Wyoming, O, B. Chassell, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Dr. J. L Chassell of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Short funeral services under the direction of the Masonic lodge was held at Des Moines, Saturday, at ten a.m. The pall bearers were Senator A. B Funk, L. C. Kurtz, Chas. Bradshaw, John M. Jamieson, Ora Williams and Emory English.
The funeral party arrived in Wyoming Saturday evening. The body was taken to the Calkins home, corner Main and Washington streets where it lied in state until Sunday afternoon. Many friends called to pay their respects to the departed and extend sympathy to the brothers, sister, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held from the Calkins home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev, W, P. Eicholas, pastor of the Wyoming Presbyterian church. Music was furnished by Mrs. John T. Wherry, Mrs. Bernice Hansen, A. A. Vaughn and W. J. Beckwith, with Miss Leota Wherry at the piano.
Those in charge of the casket were Hon. John Thomsen, Herbert Alden, Wallace Wherry, Sterling Brainard, Cecil Wherry and Arthur Peck.
Interment was made in the beautiful Wyoming cemetery by the side of the remains of his beloved wife, who preceded him in March, 1926. Keystone Lodge No 206 A. F. & A. M. attended in a body, and the beautiful Masonic burial service was given by Mr. Chassell had many friends in Wyoming and throughout Jones county who will mourn his untimely departure, He was a man in the fullest sense of the word, a loyal citizen and a true friend,
Son of William Chassell. Grandson of Rev. David Chassell, D.D. Teacher, editor, legislator, farmer.
The Wyoming Journal (Iowa), 25 Oct 1928, Page 1.
Edward David Chassell, for many years prominent in editorial circles of Iowa, died Thursday evening, October 18, 1928. at Des Moines, after an illness of several weeks. About week age he had been brought from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he had been confined to a hospital since September. After returning to Des Moines he did not improve, but growing rapidly weaker, died at 7:00 p.m. on date stated above.
Born at Holand Patent, Oneida county, New York, May 25, 1858, he came in 1867 with his parents, William and Frances Jones Chassell, to Iowa, where they settled on a prairie farm near Iowa Falls. His boyhood story was much like that of many kids of the period. He worked on the farm in summertime and taught school winters. His higher education was obtained at Iowa State Teachers College.
After a few years of teaching he entered the newspaper business and edited for several years the Osage News and the LaMars Sentinel. Always a republican in politics, he served as representative from Plymouth county in the Iowa legislatures of 1894, 1904, and 1906, He later served for six years as state binder, his incumbency in that office running parallel to that of Emory English as state printer.
In December, 1906. he married Miss Mary Calkins of Wyoming, Jones county, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Calkins. The same month he was appointed railroad commissioner by Gov. George W. Clarke to succeed James H. Wilson, deceased. He resigned from this position during the world war to become secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, an organization devoted to farm and finance. This position he filled for nearly ten years, resigning to give more attention to his own affairs. In 1926 his wife died and was buried at Wyoming, Iowa.
In recent years Mr. Chassell spent his summers in Canada, where he had large farm interests. In June of the present year he went to Saskatchewan. Early in September he fell ill at North Battleford and was confined to his room. Early in October he was taken to a hospital at Saskatoon for examination and treatment. His sister and three of his brothers went to his bedside.
A financier and former state official for more than forty years, Mr. Chassell took a leading part in Iowa affairs. As teacher, editor, legislator, state binder, member of the railroad commission, and for nearly ten years secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, he had a keen insight into the political and economic affairs of the state and had a prominent part in shaping the thought of his time and state.
During his earlier years in politics Mr. Chassell was an active supporter of A. B. Cummings, later to be governor and senator of his state. He had Senator Cummins' complete confidence and was regarded as one of his advisors.
He was also one of the managers of the gubernatorial campaign of Gov. Warren Garst. He was the intimate friend of Emory English, who served with him in the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies. He numbered among his friends N. E. Kendall, former governor, and Leo Brown, of the Iowa budget commission, who, as political writer for the Register, covered the state house at the time Chassell was a state official. He was a Mason and Shriner.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister. Miss A.A. Chassell of Des Moines, and four brothers, N.W. Chassell, of Sheridan, Wyoming; H, J. Chassell of Gillette, Wyoming, O, B. Chassell, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Dr. J. L Chassell of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Short funeral services under the direction of the Masonic lodge was held at Des Moines, Saturday, at ten a.m. The pall bearers were Senator A. B Funk, L. C. Kurtz, Chas. Bradshaw, John M. Jamieson, Ora Williams and Emory English.
The funeral party arrived in Wyoming Saturday evening. The body was taken to the Calkins home, corner Main and Washington streets where it lied in state until Sunday afternoon. Many friends called to pay their respects to the departed and extend sympathy to the brothers, sister, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held from the Calkins home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev, W, P. Eicholas, pastor of the Wyoming Presbyterian church. Music was furnished by Mrs. John T. Wherry, Mrs. Bernice Hansen, A. A. Vaughn and W. J. Beckwith, with Miss Leota Wherry at the piano.
Those in charge of the casket were Hon. John Thomsen, Herbert Alden, Wallace Wherry, Sterling Brainard, Cecil Wherry and Arthur Peck.
Interment was made in the beautiful Wyoming cemetery by the side of the remains of his beloved wife, who preceded him in March, 1926. Keystone Lodge No 206 A. F. & A. M. attended in a body, and the beautiful Masonic burial service was given by Mr. Chassell had many friends in Wyoming and throughout Jones county who will mourn his untimely departure, He was a man in the fullest sense of the word, a loyal citizen and a true friend,
The Wyoming Journal (Iowa), 25 Oct 1928, Page 1.
Edward David Chassell, for many years prominent in editorial circles of Iowa, died Thursday evening, October 18, 1928. at Des Moines, after an illness of several weeks. About week age he had been brought from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he had been confined to a hospital since September. After returning to Des Moines he did not improve, but growing rapidly weaker, died at 7:00 p.m. on date stated above.
Born at Holand Patent, Oneida county, New York, May 25, 1858, he came in 1867 with his parents, William and Frances Jones Chassell, to Iowa, where they settled on a prairie farm near Iowa Falls. His boyhood story was much like that of many kids of the period. He worked on the farm in summertime and taught school winters. His higher education was obtained at Iowa State Teachers College.
After a few years of teaching he entered the newspaper business and edited for several years the Osage News and the LaMars Sentinel. Always a republican in politics, he served as representative from Plymouth county in the Iowa legislatures of 1894, 1904, and 1906, He later served for six years as state binder, his incumbency in that office running parallel to that of Emory English as state printer.
In December, 1906. he married Miss Mary Calkins of Wyoming, Jones county, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Calkins. The same month he was appointed railroad commissioner by Gov. George W. Clarke to succeed James H. Wilson, deceased. He resigned from this position during the world war to become secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, an organization devoted to farm and finance. This position he filled for nearly ten years, resigning to give more attention to his own affairs. In 1926 his wife died and was buried at Wyoming, Iowa.
In recent years Mr. Chassell spent his summers in Canada, where he had large farm interests. In June of the present year he went to Saskatchewan. Early in September he fell ill at North Battleford and was confined to his room. Early in October he was taken to a hospital at Saskatoon for examination and treatment. His sister and three of his brothers went to his bedside.
A financier and former state official for more than forty years, Mr. Chassell took a leading part in Iowa affairs. As teacher, editor, legislator, state binder, member of the railroad commission, and for nearly ten years secretary of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America, he had a keen insight into the political and economic affairs of the state and had a prominent part in shaping the thought of his time and state.
During his earlier years in politics Mr. Chassell was an active supporter of A. B. Cummings, later to be governor and senator of his state. He had Senator Cummins' complete confidence and was regarded as one of his advisors.
He was also one of the managers of the gubernatorial campaign of Gov. Warren Garst. He was the intimate friend of Emory English, who served with him in the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies. He numbered among his friends N. E. Kendall, former governor, and Leo Brown, of the Iowa budget commission, who, as political writer for the Register, covered the state house at the time Chassell was a state official. He was a Mason and Shriner.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister. Miss A.A. Chassell of Des Moines, and four brothers, N.W. Chassell, of Sheridan, Wyoming; H, J. Chassell of Gillette, Wyoming, O, B. Chassell, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Dr. J. L Chassell of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Short funeral services under the direction of the Masonic lodge was held at Des Moines, Saturday, at ten a.m. The pall bearers were Senator A. B Funk, L. C. Kurtz, Chas. Bradshaw, John M. Jamieson, Ora Williams and Emory English.
The funeral party arrived in Wyoming Saturday evening. The body was taken to the Calkins home, corner Main and Washington streets where it lied in state until Sunday afternoon. Many friends called to pay their respects to the departed and extend sympathy to the brothers, sister, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held from the Calkins home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev, W, P. Eicholas, pastor of the Wyoming Presbyterian church. Music was furnished by Mrs. John T. Wherry, Mrs. Bernice Hansen, A. A. Vaughn and W. J. Beckwith, with Miss Leota Wherry at the piano.
Those in charge of the casket were Hon. John Thomsen, Herbert Alden, Wallace Wherry, Sterling Brainard, Cecil Wherry and Arthur Peck.
Interment was made in the beautiful Wyoming cemetery by the side of the remains of his beloved wife, who preceded him in March, 1926. Keystone Lodge No 206 A. F. & A. M. attended in a body, and the beautiful Masonic burial service was given by Mr. Chassell had many friends in Wyoming and throughout Jones county who will mourn his untimely departure, He was a man in the fullest sense of the word, a loyal citizen and a true friend,
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