Background
Claude Rodman was born on July 8, 1872, in Moulton, Iowa, United States. Son of George D. and Hannah (Rodman) Porter.
Claude Rodman was born on July 8, 1872, in Moulton, Iowa, United States. Son of George D. and Hannah (Rodman) Porter.
Educated Centerville (Iowa) High School, Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, 1 year. Student St. Louis Law School, 1 year.
Elected Member, Iowa House of Representative, 1895, reelected 1897. Elected Member, Iowa Senate, 1899. Elected Company Attorney, Appanoose, Iowa, 1902.
Appointed United States Attorney, Southern District Iowa, 1914. Re-appointed 1918; Special Assistant Attorney General, prosecuting and convicting W. D. Haywood and 98 other I.W.W.’s., Chicago, 1917. Assistant United States Attorney General, 1918.
Chief Counsel, Federation Trade Commission, 1920. Member, State Board Education, Iowa, 1924-1928.
Member Iowa House of Representatives, 1896-1900, Senate, 1900-1904. Member Interstate Commerce Commission, to fill vacancy, January 1928, and has since served as. Mason (Shriner).; Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Maude Boutin, December 27, 1899. Children: George, Julia, Martha, Mary.