Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Siberell, Sumner 1859 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

SUMNER SIBERELL.

Sumner Siberell is a member of the Ottumwa bar and is also identified with
business interests of importance. He began practice here a quarter of a century
ago and throughout the entire period has maintained a place among the leading
lawyers of Wapello county. A native son of this locality, he was born on a farm
near Blakesburg, Mav 9, 1859, his parents being Jacob and Elizabeth Jane (Rose)
Siberell, the former a native of Ross county, Ohio, and the latter of Jennings
county, Indiana. They became early settlers of this section of the state and
were married in Wapello county.

It was in the common schools of his native county that Sumner Siberell pursued
his early education, which was supplemented by a course in Drake University at
Des Moines, which he entered in September, 1883, when twenty-four years of age.
He was graduated from the liberal arts department in June, 1887, winning his
Bachelor of Arts degree. He began reading law in the office of W. S. Coen and
was admitted to practice before the supreme court of Iowa in 1889. He then
entered into partnership with his former preceptor and remained with him until
June, 1893. In the fall of 1892 he was elected county attorney, in which
position he remained for two terms, being reelected in 1894. He proved a capable
official, fearless in prosecuting the law breakers of the county and seeking at
all times to uphold the highest legal status. Since his retirement from that
position he has continued in the general practice of law, having offices in the
Hofmann building since May, 1895. His clientage is large and of a distinctively
representative character, and his ability is evidenced in the many verdicts
which he wins that are favorable to the interests of his clients. He is also
conducting an abstract business under the name of the Wapello County Abstract
Company, having a complete set of abstracts of the county. He is also a director
of the Peoples Building & Saving Association.

On the 23d of May, 1895, Mr. Siberell was united in marriage to Miss Ora
Carpenter of Ottumwa, a daughter of L. D. and Mary E. (Stuart) Carpenter. The
father, who was a farmer by occupation, is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Siberell
hold membership in the First Christian church of Ottumwa and for the past twenty
years he has been a member of the board of trustees of Drake University of Des
Moines, which excellent school is under the supervision of the Christian church.

Mr. Siberell has an interesting military chapter in his life record, having, in
July, 1888, enlisted at Ottumwa as a private of Company G, Iowa National Guard,
with which he served for five years, being mustered out as quartermaster
sergeant in 1893. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and in politics he is a progressive republican. He has ever stood for
law and order and for those things which are a matter of civic virtue and civic
pride. He has been and is still chairman of the committee that led the fight
against saloons in Ottumwa and has been very active in putting them out of
business. When filling the office of prosecuting attorney Mr. Siberell
prosecuted Brady, overseer of the poor, for defrauding the county with the
result that he was sent to the penitentiary. He was also instrumental in ousting
Mayor T. J. Phillips from the office of chief executive of Ottumwa. Mr. Byers,
attorney general, instituted proceedings against Phillips and Mr. Siberell
assisted George Cosson in the trial. He does not believe in a compromise with
wrong, whether in individual or public affairs, and has ever been an advocate of
clean politics all along the line, opposing strenuously anything like misrule in
public office.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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