Background
SPARKS, Charles I. was born on December 20, 1872 in Jackson Township, Boone Company, Iowa, United States. Son of Alden B. and Jennie R. (Weston) Sparks.
SPARKS, Charles I. was born on December 20, 1872 in Jackson Township, Boone Company, Iowa, United States. Son of Alden B. and Jennie R. (Weston) Sparks.
Rural School; Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. State University of Iowa, Iowa. City, Bachelor of Laws, 1896.
Admitted to Bar, 1896. Practiced law, Boone, Iowa., June 1896-1906. Elected Company Attorney, Boone Company, 1898.
Pros. Attorney Boone Company, Iowa., 1899-1902. Elected District Judge, 34 Judicial District, Kansas., 1914-1929. Elected to 71 Congress, 6 District, Kansas., since 1928.
The use of force should be supported, but only in extreme situations and only when the need is clear beyond reasonable doubt, and through appropriate international organizations.
The sense of being connected is how the Church as a whole should be structured. At its heart is an understanding of the Christian community as the 'body of Christ '.
Member 71st and 72d Congresses (1929-1933), 6th Kansas District.
Married Ida D. Roberts, September 25, 1895. Children: Catherine Gingles, Charles A., Clarence R.