Laverty, Charles 1916-1995.

Charles Owen Laverty was born in Indianola, Iowa, on 16 April 1916. He was the son of Charlie and Bertha Laverty. He attended Indianola schools and Simpson College prior to earning a B.S. (1940) in dairy husbandry from Iowa State College (University).

Laverty was a farmer who also operated farm-chemical sales and commercial spraying businesses. He was the owner and president of Laverty Sprayers, Laverty Elevator, and Laverty Supply.

He represented Marion, Monroe, and Warren counties in the Iowa State Senate (1969-1972). During his two terms as state senator, he headed two environmental preservation study committees which produced several innovations which were later enacted into state law, including the establishment of the Chemical Technology Review Board, the Department of Environmental Quality, and a soil conservency measure. Laverty was also a member of the Land Use Policies Study Committee.

He married Irene Upton in 1946. They had two children: Becky and David. Charles Laverty died 10 June 1995.