Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Edgerly, John W. 1833 - 1894
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

JOHN W. EDGERLY.

John W. Edgerly stood as a man among men and his life record is interwoven with
the records of Ottumwa, its business development and its progress along many
other lines. His birth occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1833, and
he passed away in Paris, France, August 16, 1894. During his youth his parents
removed with their family to Somerville, Massachusetts, and after mastering the
branches of learning taught by public schools he became a student in Harvard
University, from which he was graduated in 1855 upon the completion of a four
years' course. He became identified with the middle west in its upbuilding and
development, accepting a position with the Burlington & Missouri Railway Company
in 1857, at which time he became agent of the western end of the road as it
progressed from Rome. He remained with the company until the line was completed
to Ottumwa and then, deciding to cast in his lot with the residents of this
city, he here embarked in the hardware business as a member of the firm of
Daggett & Edgerly. From the beginning the enterprise proved profitable and was
managed most capably and successfully for a number of years. After an existence
of about fourteen years, however, the firm was dissolved on the 1st of February,
1873, and through the succeeding year Mr. Edgerly was connected with the Ottumwa
Iron Works as a member of the firm of Daggett, Harper & Edgerly. He then entered
banking circles and on the 1st of January, 1874, was elected vice president of
the Iowa National Bank, and in November, of the same year, became its cashier.
His activities thereafter were concentrated largely upon the management and
direction of the affairs of the bank and he proved a most capable, efficient
officer, popular and obliging.

On the 20th of January, 1863, at Ottumwa, Mr. Edgerly was united in marriage to
Miss Maria L. Chambers, a native of Zanesville, Ohio, and a daughter of S. G.
and Louisa (Adams) Chambers, in whose family there were six children. Mr. and
Mrs. Edgerly became the parents of seven children: Edward T.; Adine C.; John W.,
deceased; Alice L.; Helen; George; and Dennison, now a resident of Omaha, Nebraska.

Mr. Edgerly was always interested in the cause of education and for many years
served as president of the school board, doing everything in his power to raise
the standard of the schools in this city. In politics he was a republican and
took an active part in securing the success of the party, yet was never an
office seeker. His opinions, however, carried weight in party councils and he
was regarded as one of the republican leaders in this district. He was a friend
and associate of the leading men of Wapello county and his history is interwoven
with its upbuilding, development and best interests. He was a man who could be
relied upon under every circumstance and in every emergency to do the right as
he saw it, and his worth as a man and citizen was attested by all who knew him.


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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914

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