Alva L. Hager

Alva L. Hager

Alva Lysander Hager (October 29, 1850 - January 29, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.

Born near Jamestown, New York, Hager moved in 1859 to Iowa with his parents, who settled near Cottonville, Jackson County.He moved to Jones County in 1863.He attended the public schools of Monticello and Anamosa.He was graduated from the law department of the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1875.He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Greenfield, Iowa.He served as member of the State senate in 1891.He served as chairman of the Iowa Republican State convention in 1892.

Hager was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1899).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.He resumed the practice of law.He moved to Des Moines in 1901 and continued the practice of his profession.He engaged in banking 1911-1918.He died in Des Moines, Iowa, January 29, 1923.He was interred in Harbach Funeral Home vault.

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