George R. Struble

Who was George R. Struble?

George Rix Struble. Iowa judge and politician of Toledo, Iowa. Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, 1881-1883. An ardent prohibitionist. A prominent attorney in Iowa, once described as “the pride of the Bar in this community and the admiration of the Court.” One of 12 siblings including: John T. Struble of Iowa City, and Congressman Isaac S. Struble of Plymouth County, Iowa. Granduncle of Bob Struble, Sr. and great-granduncle of Bob Struble, Jr.

The following biography appears in the Journal of the House, a memorial resolution of the Iowa state legislature, adopted 3/23/1921:

Hon. George R. Struble.

Mr. Speaker – Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life and work of the Honorable George R. Struble, late of Tama county, Iowa, beg leave to report the following memorial: Judge Struble departed this life at his home in Toledo, Iowa, December 15, 1918. He was born July 25, 1836, in Sussex County, New Jersey. His parents, Isaac and Emma Struble, removed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, when he was quite young. They afterwards removed to Chesterville, Ohio, in 1847. In 1856, Mr.