A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 Part 3 - Bio of Henry E. Sampson Mr. Sampson is the author of several booklets and monograms, among which are: One Year Under the Des Moines Plow (1908), Workmen's Compensation (1914), Road Legislation (1915), Temperance Legislation in Iowa (1916), Responsibilities of the Physician (1927), Symposition of Taxation Material (1929). As general counsel for the Professional Insurance Corporation which insures physicians and other professional men, Mr. Sampson has been asked to contribute several articles for medical magazines upon medico-legal subjects. Mr. Sampson was candidate for attorney general of Iowa in 1916 but was defeated in the State Convention. On the 18th of October, 1905, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Sampson and Miss Mary Luella Stubbs, musician and clubwoman, who was born in Hardin County, Iowa, and who is a daughter of Rev. Enos P. and Mary (Hunt) Stubbs. Rev. Enos Stubbs was born at Elkton, Ohio, received a liberal education, and was a young man when he gained pioneer honors in Iowa, where he became a leader in educational work in Hardin County, being its fifth county superintendent. His was the honor and distinction of having established, in 1870, the firs normal school in this state; and there came in June, 1928, a significant and consistent tribute to this sterling man and his service in behalf of education when the site of his school in Hardin County was marked by a fitting entablature that shows it to be the site of the first normal school in Iowa. He was a great-grandson of John Townsend, Sr., who came to America on the ship Welcome with William Penn, also grandson of John Townsend, Fr., a Revolutionary soldier under General Green. Mr. Stubbs was a birthright member of the Society of Friends, but he eventually became a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the ministry of which he continued until his death in 1904. Mrs. Sampson was reared in a home of distinctive culture and refinement, received excellent educational advantages, and she is a gracious and popular figure in social, cultural and church circles in the capital city of her native state. At the time of her marriage she was a teacher in New Providence Academy. She is a past president of the Current History Club (1926-1927); also a past president of G. A. Circle of P. E. O. Sisterhood (1927-1928); also member of the reciprocity board (1928-1930); she is registrar of Abigail Adams Chapter, D. A. R. (1928-1930); chairman of the Music Committee Des Moines Federation (1929-1930); she is also a member of the Des Moines Women's Club. Mr. Sampson has ever been a staunch supporter of the cause of the Republican party. He and his wife are zealous members of the First Methodist Church in their home city, he being a member of its board of stewards and having been for the past twelve years the superintendent of its Adult Church School. He has membership in the American Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Polk County Bar Association. He is affiliated with both York and Scottish Rite bodies of the Masonic fraternity, besides being a noble of the Mystic Shrine, and he is a member of the Delta Chi legal fraternity of the University of Chicago, while in his home community he is a member of the Des Moines Club and the Iowa State Historical Society. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220863691x1201421954/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)