 In 1916, Herman Danforth was elected as the first IAA president.There were 13 charter members to the IAA that hailed from Adams, Bureau, Champaign, DeKalb, Iroquois, LaSalle, Livingston, Macon, Mason, McLean, Tazewell, Will and Woodford counties.The American Farm Bureau Federation was formed on November 12, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois.