| Henry Dayton & J.F. Dayton |
| Dayton & Dayton are one of the
leading law firms, and it organized in 1871. Henry
Dayton, the senior member, was born in Saratoga County,
New York, in 183-; came to Iowa in 1859, but soon went to
Arkansas, where he remained until July, 1861, when he
returned to Iowa and in 1862 settled at Lansing; followed
surveying until 1871. He then removed to Waukon, and has
since followed law practice. Mr. Dayton has been county
surveyor, and was during two terms member of the
legislature. He was married in 1874 to Miss Mary M.
Wilcox, a native of N. Y.; they have one son and one
daughter. J. F. Dayton, the junior member of the firm, is
a native of Saratoga County, N.Y., born in 1849; came to
Waukon in 1873, and has since been a member of the law
firm of Dayton & Dayton. He was married in 1876 to
Miss Laura Hewitt. pg 486-487 |