Background
Ames, William Lafayette was born on April 4, 1857 in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John N. and Mary A. (Ball) Ames.
Ames, William Lafayette was born on April 4, 1857 in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John N. and Mary A. (Ball) Ames.
Student North Western Academy, Madison, Wisconsin.
Engaged in farming at Oregon Wisconsin.
Member of Executive Committee Farmers’ National Congress, 1901-1906, treasurer, 1906-1913, elected president, 1913, reëlected, 1915 (chairman of the executive committee 3 years). Member Wisconsin Experimental Association.
Married Julia A. Travis, February 27, 1894.