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Subject: [IAHENRY] Henry Co. Bio-Richard Ambler
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:07:40 EST

>From Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County,Iowa, Acme Publishing,
Chicago, 1888.

Page 287:

RICHARD AMBLER, of the firm of R. Ambler & Son, is a well-known and
successful attorney of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, of thirty years’ practice in this city. He
was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1831, and is the son of Henry and Hannah M.
(Spright)Ambler. He received a liberal education, and engaged in the study of
law in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1855. In 1857
hecame to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and entered upon the practice of his
profession,and in 1862 formed a partnership with his brother Henry, which connection
continued for twenty-three years. The existing partnership with his son Harry was
formed in 1886, under the firm nameof R. Ambler & Son. Mr. Ambler was married
in Henry County, Iowa, in the fall of 1858, to Miss N.H. Andrews, born in
Trumbull County, Ohio, and a daughter of D.G. Andrews. Four children were born of
this union, one son and three daughters, all of whom were born in Mt.
Pleasant, namely: Sarah,Harry, Lulu and Dolly. Harry was educated at the Iowa
Wesleyan University, at Mt. Pleasant, studied law with his father, and has since
pursued the practice of his profession at this place. The children are living
with their parents.

Mr. Ambler has been a Republican since the inception of the party. He is a
Knight Templar Mason, a member of Mt. Pleasant Lodge No. 8, A.F. & A.M., of
Henry Chapter No. 8,R.A.M., and of Jerusalem Commandery No. 7, K.T.

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Pat Ryan White
Camarillo, CA

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