Henry A. Arp

As printed in 1910

HENRY A. ARP.

Henry A. AVp, admitted to the bar in 1896, has practiced in Davenport since 1898 and has built up an extensive loan and mortgage business. As legal counselor he has been active in promoting the interests of various business concerns in this part of the state and in general practice has become known as a strong and able lawyer. He was born in this county. May 3, 1868, a son of Heinrich Arp, who was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1847, landing at New Orleans. He at once left the Crescent city, however, proceeding by boat up the Mississippi to Davenport. After a short time he took up his above in Davenport township, where he engaged in general farming for many years, bringing his fields under a high state of cultivation and adding many modern improvements to his place. He retired from active work a few years before his death, which occurred in 1895, when he had reached the age of seventy years. It was subsequent to his arrival in Scott county that he married Miss Caroline Fey, and unto them were born thirteen children, of whom nine are yet living. The mother had come to this county in her girlhood days from Germany with her father, William Fey, who was a respected and representative farmer in Davenport township in pioneer times, Heinrich Arp was also numbered among the worthy pioneer settlers whose labors had constituted an important element in bringing about the present prosperity and progress of the county. He never had occasion to regret his determination to come to America, for in the improvement of the opportunities here offered he won substantial success and enjoyed the friendship and regard of many of the residents of the community in which he established his home.

In the public schools Henry A. Arp mastered the elementary branches of learning and subsequently attended the Duncan Business College, receiving there a training which has been of value to him in his later connection with business affairs. Taking up the study of law, he completed a course in the law department of the Iowa State University in 1896 and opened an office at LeMars, where he practiced for two years. He then removed to Davenport and formed a partnership with A. J. Noth. For eight years they were associated and since that time Mr. Arp has been alone, conducting a successful practice in the conduct of various litigated interests. He is strong and resourceful in argument and in the presentation of his cause his deductions follow in logical sequence. He does not indulge in generalities but gives specific proof of his points, and is seldom, if ever, at fault in the application of a legal principle or a precedent. He is also conducting an extensive loan and mortgage business and he has assisted in organizing a number of country banks, which he represents in a legal capacity, these including banking institutions of Scott and adjoining counties.

On the 8th of April, 1897, Mr. Arp was married to Miss Clara C. Sindt, a daughter of Thies Sindt, who was born in Germany and after coming to the new world engaged in the tinware business in Davenport in the early days. He afterward turned his attention to farming, which he followed in Davenport township until his retirement from active life with the competence which had been acquired through his previous earnest and unremitting labor. Mr. Arp gives his political allegiance to the democracy and is active in the ranks of the party but is not an office seeker, preferring to concentrate his time and energies upon his professional and business interests, which are now extensive and of an important character.

As printed in History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa : Illustrated (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.