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Born 1856
From Story of Lee County, Iowa; (1914)
ALEXANDER E. JOHNSTONE.
Alexander E. Johnstone, son of Edward and Elizabeth V. R. Johnstone, was born at Fort Madison, Lee county, Iowa, June 5, 1856, and in September, 1868, the family moved to Keokuk, when he was a lad, not yet reaching his teens. He attended the public schools of Keokuk and later was a student at the Iowa State University. Returning to Keokuk he entered the employ of Taber & Company, large lumber dealers, in April, 1875, and in 1878 acquired an interest in this establishment with which he continued until the latter part of 1894. From this date until 1898 he was not engaged in any active business.
On May 27, 1891, he was elected one of the directors of the Keokuk Savings Bank, February 5, 1895, """"' elected vice president and Februarv 7, 1898, was elected president and has been actively
As printed in Story of Lee County, Iowa; (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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