Larrabee, William, Jr.
Dates
- Existence: 1893-1895
Biography
William Larrabee, Sr., was governor of Iowa from 1886 to 1890. His son, William Larrabee, Jr., was born December 11, 1871, at Clermont, Iowa. The junior Larrabee received a B.Ph. degree from the State University of Iowa on June 15, 1893. While attending SUI in 1891, he lived in Geiger House, a tenant rooming house. During his junior year he joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He played fullback and quarterback on the SUI football team in 1891 and 1892 and was manager of the football team in 1895. In 1928 Larrabee donated his trophies and game footballs to the University Field House, the largest university athletic building in the nation at that time. During 1891-1892 he was first sergeant in Company B in the University Battalion. He later enlisted in the 52nd Iowa Infantry volunteers and was promoted to captain. He served in the Spanish-American War. Larrabee married Lillian Grey Inglis on September 4, 1901, in Middleton, Connecticut, and the couple had William the third, Lillian, Helen, and twins James and Janet. During the University's 1893 expedition to the Bahama Islands, Mr. Larrabee served as treasurer. In addition, he was one of several photographers and journal writers during the voyage. Larrabee began a political career in 1901 with his election to one term as representative in the Iowa Legislature. In November 1908 and 1910 he was again elected representative from Fayette County, where he lived on the family farm near Clermont. William Larrabee, Jr., died April 1, 1933.