. History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people. nally he is connected with the Knightsof Pythias. lie has attractive social qualities and many sterling characteristicswhich have won for him warm friendship among those with whom business orsocial relations have brought him in contact. HON. CHARLES EDGAR PICKETT. Hon. Charles Edgar Pickett of Waterloo is a well known figure in among the members of the bar of the state, an orator of nationalreputation, well known in business circles and fraternal organizations and com-ing from a strong family, Mr. Pickett ranks among the dist
. History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people. nally he is connected with the Knightsof Pythias. lie has attractive social qualities and many sterling characteristicswhich have won for him warm friendship among those with whom business orsocial relations have brought him in contact. HON. CHARLES EDGAR PICKETT. Hon. Charles Edgar Pickett of Waterloo is a well known figure in among the members of the bar of the state, an orator of nationalreputation, well known in business circles and fraternal organizations and com-ing from a strong family, Mr. Pickett ranks among the distinguished sons ofBlack Hawk county. He was born in Bonaparte, Van Buren county, Iowa,January 14, 1866, a son of Edgar C. and Glovina E. (Ballard) Pickett, theformer a native of Kentucky and the latter of Indiana. They came to Iowain 1863, setthng in Van Buren county, and in 1872 removed to Black Hawkcounty, where their remaining days were passed. Edgar C. Pickett respondedto the countrys call for aid in 1861 and became captain of Company A, Fiftieth. HON, CHAELES E. PICKETT HISTORY OF BLACK HAWK COUNTY 275 Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and later captain of Company C, Eighth Iowa Volun-teer Cavalry, both of which companies he organized. In 1863 he was wounded,returned home and later organized a cavalry company, of which he was captainuntil the close of the war. Charles Edgar Pickett was graduated from the high school at Waterloowith the class of 1884. His literary education was acquired at Iowa City, wherehe was graduated in 1888 in liberal arts and from the law department of thestate university in 1890. He then located in Waterloo for the practice of lawand here has remained continuously to the present time, ranking among theforemost members of the bar. He has also been prominently identified formany years with the business interests of the city and is connected with manyof its leading institutions, among which is the Leavitt & Johnson National Bank,of which he is vice president
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