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Year,
Population.
Year.
Population.
1838
22,589
1859.
638.775
1840.
43,112
1860.
674,913
1844
75,152
1863.
701,732
1846.
97,588
1865.
754,699
1847.
116,651
1867
902,040
1849.
152,988
1869
1,040,819
1850.
192,214
1870.
1,194,020
1851.
204,774
1873.
1,251.333
1852
230,713
1875.
1,366,000
1854.
326,013
1880. .
1,624.615
1856
519,055
1885.
1,753,980
Not only in population, but in everything contributing to the growth and greatness of a State has Iowa made rapid progress. In a little more than forty years, its wild but beau- tiful prairies have advanced from the home of the savage to a highly civilized commonwealth, embracing all the elements of progress which characterize the older States.
The following-named were members of the first constitutional convention of Iowa, which convened at Iowa City, October 7, 1844, and adjourned November 1, 1844.
Lee County-Charles Stanley, Alexander Kerr, David Galland, Calvin J. Price, James Marsh, John Thompson, Henry M. Salmon, O. S. Peck.
Des Moines County-James Clarke, Henry Robinson, John D. Wright, Shepherd Leffler, Andrew Hooten, Enos Lowe, John Ripley, George Hepner.
Van Buren County- Elisha Cutler, Jr., John Davidson, Paul Brattain, David Ferguson, Gideon S. Bailey, John Hale, Jr., Thomas Charlton.
Jefferson County-Robert Brown, Hardin Butler, Sulifand S. Ross, James I. Murray, Samuel Whitmore.
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Henry County-Joseph C. Hawkins, George Hobson, John H. Randolph, Jonathan C. Hall, Joseph D. Hoag.
Washington County-William R. Harrison, Enoch Ross, Caleb B. Campbell.
Louisa County-John Brookbank, William L. Toole, Wright Williams.
Muscatine County-Jonathan E. Fletcher, Ralph P. Lowe, Elijah Sells.
Johnson County-Robert Lucas, Samuel H. McCrory, Henry Felkner.
Linn County-Thomas J. McKean, Samuel W. Durham, Leeman M. Strong.
Cedar County-Samuel A. Bissell, James H. Gower.
Scott County -- James Grant, Andrew W. Campbell, Ebenezer Cook.
Clinton County -- Lyman Evans, Ralph R. Benedict.
Jones County-John Taylor.
Jackson County-Joseph S. Kirkpatrick, William Monlen, Richard B. Wyckoff.
Wapello County-William H. Galbraith, William W. Chapman.
Davis County-J. C. Blankinship, Samuel W. McAtee.
Keokuk County-Richard Quinton.
Mahaska County -- Van B. Delashmutt, Stephen B. Shelledy.
Dubuque, Delaware, Black Hawk and Fay- ette Counties-Francis Gihon, Edward Lang- worthy, Theophilus Crawford, Stephen Hemp- stead, Samuel B. Olmstead, Michael O'Brien.
Shepherd Leffler was elected president and George S. Hampton secretary October 7. The constitution adopted by this convention was rejected by the people at an election held in April, 1845, and also at one held on August 4, 1845, there being at the latter 7,235 votes cast "for the constitution," and 7,656 votes "against the constitution."
The second constitutional convention con-
vened at Iowa City May 4, 1846, and adjourned May 19, 1846. The members were as follows:
Lee County-David Galland, Josiah Kent, George Berry.
Des Moines County-Enos Lowe, Shepherd Leffler, George W. Bowie.
Van Buren County-Thomas Dibble, Erastus Hoskins, William Steele.
Jefferson County-Sulifand S. Ross, William C. Coop.
Henry County-George Hobson, Alvin Saunders.
Davis County-John J. Selman.
Appanoose and Monroe Counties-Wareliam G. Clark.
Wapello County-Joseph H. Hedrick.
Iowa, Marion, Polk and Jasper Counties- John Courey.
Mahaska County-Stephen B. Shelledy.
Keokuk County-Sanford Harned.
Washington County-Stewart Goodrell.
Louisa County-John Ronalds.
Muscatine County-J. Scott Richman.
Johnson County-Curtis Bates. .
Linn and Benton Counties-Socrates H. Tryon.
. Cedar County-Samuel Bissell,
Scott County-James Grant.
Clinton County-Henry P. Haun.
Jackson County-William Hubbell.
Jones County-Sylvester G. Matson.
Clayton County-David Olmstead.
Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan, Fayette and Black Hawk Counties
Enos Lowe was elected president and William Thompson secretary, May 4. The constitution adopted by this convention was ratified by the people at an election held August 3, 1846, there being 9,492 votes cast " for the constitution," and 9,036 votes cast "against the constitution." This constitution was presented to Congress in December, 1846, and on the 28th of the same
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month an act was passed for the admission of Iowa into the Union. The first election for State officers was held October 26, 1846, pur- suant to a proclamation of Gov. James Clarke, when Ansel Briggs was elected governor, Elisha Cutler, Jr., secretary of State, Joseph T. Fales auditor, and Morgan Reno, treasurer.
The third constitutional convention convened at Iowa City, January 19, 1857, and adjourned March 5, 1857, and the following were the members:
Lee County-Edward Johnston, William Pat- terson
Lee and Van Buren Counties-Squire Ayres. Van Buren County-Timothy Day.
Des Moines County-Jonathan C. Hall, Moses W. Robinson.
Davis County-David P. Palmer.
Jefferson County-James F. Wilson.
Henry County-Rufus L. B. Clarke.
Wapello County-George Gillaspy.
Monroe, Lucas and Clarke Counties-John Edwards.
Appanoose, Wayne and Decatur Counties- Amos Harris.
Fremont, Mills, Page, Taylor, Montgomery, Ringgold, Adams and Union Counties-Daniel H. Solomon.
Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby, Wood- bury, Monona, Audubon, Crawford, Carroll, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Palo Alto, Emmet, Clay, Dickin- son, Osceola, O'Brien, Plymouth, Sioux and Buncombe Counties-Daniel W. Price.
Louisa County-Francis Springer.
Washington County-David Bunker.
Keokuk County-Jeremiah Hollingsworth. Mahaska County-James A. Young. Marion County-Hiram D. Gibson.
Warren, Madison, Adair and Cass-Lewis Todhunter.
Muscatine County-John A. Parvin.
Johnson and Jones Counties-William Penn Clarke.
Scott County-George W. Ells.
Cedar County-Robert Gower.
Clinton County-Aylett R. Cotton.
Linn County-Hosea W. Gray.
Linn, Benton, Black Hawk and Buchanan Counties-James C. Traer.
Poweshiek, Jasper, Marshall and Tama Coun - ties-Harvey J. Skiff.
Polk, Dallas and Guthrie Counties- Thomas Seely.
Jackson County-William A. Warren.
Jackson and Jones Counties-Albert H. Marvin.
Dubuque County-John H. Emerson.
Dubuque and Delaware Counties-John H. Peters.
Clayton County-Alpheus Scott.
Fayette, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Wright, Webster, Boone, Story, Greene, Allamakee, Winneshiek and Humboldt Coun- ties-Sheldon G. Winchester.
Howard, Chickasaw, Mitchell, Floyd, Worth, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Bancroft and Kossuth Counties-John T. Clarke.
Francis Springer was elected president and Thomas J. Saunders, secretary, January 20. The constitution adopted by this convention was ratified by the people at an election held August 3, 1857, there being 40,311 votes for it and 38,681 against it. It took effect by proc- lamation of the governor, September 3, 1857.
The following is the vote for governor in Iowa from 1846 to 1889:
1846-Ansel Briggs (D.), 7,626; Thomas McKnight (W.), 7,379. 1850-Stephen Hemp- stead (D.), 13,486; James L. Thompson ( W.), 11,403; William Penn Clarke, 575; scattering, 11. 1854-James W. Grimes (W.), 23,325; Curtis Bates (D.), 21,202; scattering, 10. 1857-Ralph P. Lowe (R.), 38,498; B. M.
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Samuels (D.), 36,088; W. T. Henry, 1,004. 1859-Samuel J. Kirkwood (R.), 56,532; A. C. Dodge (D.), 53,332. 1861-S. J. Kirk- wood (R.), 59,853; William H. Merritt (D.), 43,245; B. M. Samuels (D.), 4,492: Henry Clay Dean, 463; Charles Mason, 119; Lincoln Clark, 50; scattering, 25. 1863-William M. Stone (R.), 86,107; James M. Tuttle (D.), 56,132; scattering, 75. 1865-W. M. Stone (R.), 70,445; Thomas H. Benton (D.), 54,- 070; scattering, 350. 1867-Samuel Merrill (R.), 90,204; Charles Mason (D.), 62,966; scattering, 37. 1869-Samuel Merrill (R.), 97,243; George Gillaspie (D.), 57,257; scat- tering, 5. 1871-Cyrus C. Carpenter (R.), 109,228; Joseph C. Knapp (D.), 68,199; scat- tering, 22. 1873-C. C. Carpenter (R.), 105,- 132; J. G. Vale (D.), 81,020; Joseph G. Vale (Allamakee County), 1,536; J. G. Bole, 20; scattering, 45. 1875-S. J. Kirkwood (R.), 124,855; Shepherd Leffler (D.), 93,270; J. H. Lozier (Pro.), 737; scattering, 51. 1877-J. H. Gear (R.), 121,516; John P. Irish (D.), 78,995; Daniel P. Stubbs (G. B.), 34,347; Elias Jessup (Pro.), 10,545; scattering, 124. 1879-J. H. Gear (R.), 157,408; Henry H. Trimble (D.), 85,365; Daniel Campbell (G. B.), 45,674; David R. Dungan (Pro.), 3,291; scattering, 76. 1881-Buren R. Sherman (R.), 133,328; L. G. Kinue (D.), 73,344; D. M. Clark (G. B.), 28,112; William Johnson, 254; scattering, 14. 1883-B. R Sherman (R.), 164,141; L. G. Kinne (D.), 140,032; J. B. Weaver (G. B.), 23,093; scattering, 17. 1885- William Larrabee (R.), 175,605; Charles Whiting (D.), 168,619; James Michelwait, 1,417; Elias Doty, 314; scattering 44. 1887- William Larrabee (R.), 169,592; T. J. Ander- son (D.), 153,706; M. J. Cain (Labor), 14,-
NOTE .- The vote cast for governor in 1863, by the soldiers in the field, was as follows: Stone (R.), 17,001; Tuttle (1).), 3,000. The same in 1865 by the soldiers then in the field was as follows: Stone (R.), 736; Benton (D.), 607.
570; V. G. Farnham (Pro.), 334; J. M. An- derson, 43; scattering, 52. 1889-H. E. Boies (D.), 180,111; J. Hutchison (R.), 173,588.
For Iowa presidential electors since 1848:
1848-Taylor and Fillmore (W.), 11,084; Cass and Butler (D.), 12,093; Van Buren and Adains (F. S.), 1,126. 1852-Scott and Gra- ham (W.), 15,856; Pierce and King (D.), 17,762; Hale and Julian (F. S.), 16,060. 1856-Fremont and Dayton (R.), 45,196; Buchanan and Breckinridge (D.), 37,663; Fill- more and Donaldson (Am.), 9,669. 1860- Lincoln and Hamlin (R.), 70,316; Douglas and Johnson (D.), 55,091; Breckinridge and Lane (S. D.), 1,035; Bell and Everett (Union), 1,763. 1864-Lincoln and Johnson (R.), 89,042; McClellan and Pendleton (D.), 49,595. 1868-Grant and Colfax (R.), 120,399; Sey- mour and Blair (D.), 74,040. 1872-Grant and Wilson (R. ), 131,273; Greeley and Brown (L. R.), 71,134; O'Connor and Julian (B. D.), 2,221. 1876-Hayes and Wheeler (R.), 171,- 326; Tilden and Hendricks (D.), 112,121; Cooper and Cary (Ind.), 9,431; Smith and -, 99. 1880-Garfield and Arthur (R.), 183,904; Hancock and English (D), 105,845; Weaver and Chambers (Ind.), 32,- 327: scattering, 633. 1884-Blaine and Logan (R.), 197,039; Cleveland and Hendricks (D.), 177,316 (the electors for the Butler and West ticket fused with the Cleveland electors) ; St. John and Daniel (Pro.), 1,472; scattering, 175. 1888-Harrison and Morton (R.), 211,- 598; Cleveland and Thurman (D.), 179,877; Streeter and Cunningham (U. L.), 9,105; Fisk and Brooks ( Pro.), 3,550.
In 1855 the vote for and against the prohib- itory liquor law was "for the law," 25,555; "against the law," 22,645. In 1882 the vote cast for the prohibitory amendment to the con- stitution was, "for the amendment," 155,436; 'against the amendment," 125,677.
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The list of Territorial officers includes the names of the following:
Governors .- Robert Lucas, 1838-41; John Chambers, 1841-45; James Clarke, 1845.
Secretaries-William B. Conway, 1838, died 1839; James Clarke, 1839; O. H. W. Stull, 1841; Samuel J. Burr, 1813; Jesse Williams, 1845.
Auditors .- Jesse Williams, 1840; William L. Gilbert, 1843; Robert M. Secrest, 1845.
Treasurers .- Thornton Bayliss, 1839; Mor- gan Reno, 1840.
Agents .- Jesse Williams, 1841; John M. Coleman, 1842; Anson Hart, 1944.
Superintendent of Public Instruction .- William Reynolds, 1841; abolished 1842.
Judges .- Charles Mason, chief justice, 1838; Joseph Williams, 1838; Thos. S. Wilson, 1838.
Presidents of Council .- Jesse B. Browne, 1838-39; Stephen Hempstead, 1839-40; M. Bainridge, 1840-41; Jonathan W. Parker, 1841-42; John D. Elbert, 1842-43; Thomas Cox, 1843-44; S. Clinton Hastings, 1845; Stephen Hempstead, 1845-46.
Speakers of the House .- William H. Wal- lace, 1838-39; Edward Johnston, 1839-40; Thomas Cox, 1840-41; Warner Lewis, 1841- 42; James M. Morgan, 1842-43; James P. Carleton, 1843 44; James M. Morgan, 1845; George W. McCleary, 1845-46.
The officers of the State government have been as follows:
Governors .- Ansel Briggs, 1846-50; Stephen Hempstead, 1850-54; James W. Grimes, 1854-58; Ralph P. Lowe, 1858-60; Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1860-64; William M. Stone, 1864- 68; Samuel Merrill, 1868-72; Cyrus C. Car- penter, 1872-76; Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1876- 77; Joshua G. Newbold, acting, 1877-78; John H. Gear, 1878-82; Buren R. Sherman, 1882-86; William Larrabee, 1886-90; Horace Boies, 1890-92.
Lieutenant-Governors .- Office created by the new constitution September 3, 1857-Oran Faville, 1858-59; Nicholas J. Rusch, 1860-62; John R. Needham, 1862-64; Enoch W. East- man, 1864-66; Benjamin F. Gue, 1866-68; John Scott, 1868-70; M. M. Walden, 1870-71; H. C. Bulis, 1871-74; Joseph Dysart, 1874- 76; Joshua G. Newbold, 1876-78; Frank T. Campbell, 1878-82; Orlando H. Manning, 1882-85; J. A T. Hull, 1885-87; A. N. Pay- neer, 1887-92.
Secretaries of State .- Elisha Cutler, Jr., 1846-48; Josiah H. Bonney, 1848-50; George W. McCleary, 1850-56; Elijah Sells, 1856-63; James Wright, 1863-67; Ed. Wright, 1867- 73; Josiah T. Young, 1873-79; John A. T. Hull, 1879-85; Frank D. Jackson, 1985-91.
Auditors of State .- Joseph T. Fales, 1846- 50; William Pattee, 1850-54; Andrew J. Stevens, 1854, resigned in 1855; John Pattee, 1855-59; Jonathan W. Cattell, 1859-65; John A. Elliott, 1865-71; John Russell, 1871-75; Buren R. Sherman, 1875-81; William V. Lu- cas, 1881-82; John L. Brown, 1883-86; James A. Lyons, 1886-90.
Treasurers of State .- Morgan Reno, 1846- 50; Israel Kister, 1850-52; Martin L. Morris, 185% -59; John W. Jones, 1859-63; William H. Holmes, 1863-67; Samuel E. Rankin, 1867-73; William Christy, 1873-77; George W. Bemis, 1877-81; Edwin H. Conger, 188 .- 85; V. P. Twombly, 1885-91.
Superintendents of Public Instruction .- Of- fice created in 1847-James Harlan, June 5, 1847 (supreme court decided election void) ; Thomas H. Benton, Jr., 1848-54; James D. Eads, 1854-57 (suspended by the governor, March 3, 1857); Joseph C. Stone (appointed by the governor), March to June, 1857; Matu- rin L. Fisher, 1857-58, when the office was abolished and the duties of the office devolved upon the secretary of the board of education.
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Secretaries of the Board of Education .- Josiah T. Tubby acted as secretary of the board during its session commencing December 6, 1858, and continued after its adjournment. He qualified December 29; Thomas H. Ben- ton, Jr., 1859-63 (resigned) ; Oran Faville appointed, January 1, 1864. Board abolished March 23, 1864.
Superintendents of Public Instruction .- Of- fice re-created March 23, 1864-Oran Faville, March 28, 1864, resigned March 1, 1867; D. Franklin Wells, March 4, 1867, to January, 1868 (died November 24) ; Abraham S. Kissell, 1868-72; Alonzo Abernethy, 1872-76 (re- signed) ; Carl W. Von Coelln, 1876-82; John W. Akers, 1882-85; Henry Soben, 1885-91.
State Binders .- Office created February 21, 1855-William M. Coles, May 1, 1855, to May 1, 1859; Frank M. Mills, 1859-67; James S. Carter, 1867-71; James J. Smart, 1871-75; Henry A. Perkins, 1875-79; Matt Parrott, 1879-1885; M. S. Merchant, 1885-87; Otto Nelson, 1887-91.
Registers of the State Land Office .- Office created February 9, 1858-Anson Hart, May 5, 1855, to May 13, 1857; Theodore S. Parvin, 1857-59; Amos B. Miller, 1859-62; Edwin Mitchell, 1862-63; Josiah A. Harvey, 1863- 67; Cyrus C. Carpenter. 1867-71; Aaron Brown, 1871-75; David Secor, 1875-79; James K. Powers, 1879-82. Office abolished Janu- ary 1, 1883.
State Printers .- Office created January 3, 1849-Garret D. Palmer and George Paul, 1849-51; Harrison Holt and Andrew Kusecker, elected 1851, but declined; William H. Merritt, 1851-53; William A. Hornish, 1853 (resigned May 16, 1853); Mahoney & Dorr, 1853-55; Peter Moriarty, 1855-57; John Teesdale, 1857- 61; Francis W. Palmer, 1861-69; Frank M. Mills, 1869-71; G. W. Edwards, 1871-73; R. P. Clarkson, 1873-79; Frank M. Mills, 1879-
83; George E. Roberts, 1883-86; George H. Ragsdale, 1886-90.
Adjutants-General .- Daniel S. Lee, 1851- 55; George W. McCleary, 1855-57; Elijah Sells, 1857; Jesse Bowen, 1857-61; Nathaniel Baker, 1861-77; John H. Looby, 1877 --.
Attorneys-General-David C. Cloud, 1853- 56; Samuel A. Rice, 1856-61; Charles C. Nourse, 1861-65; Isaac L. Allen, 1865 (re- signed January, 1866) ; Frederick E. Bissell, 1866 (died June 12, 1867); Henry O'Connor, 1867-71; Marsena E. Cutts, 1872-76; John F. McJunkin, 1877-81; Smith McPherson, 1881- 85; A. J. Baker, 1885 --; John Y. Stone.
Presidents of the Senate .- Thomas Baker, 1846-47; Thomas Hughes, 1848; John J. Sel- man, 1848-49; Enos Lowe, 1850-51; William E. Leffingwell, 1852-53; Maturin L. Fisher, 1854-55; William W. Hamilton, 1856-57. Under the new constitution, the lieutenant- ,governor is president of the Senate.
Speakers of the House .- Jesse B. Brown, 1847-48; Smiley H. Bonhan, 1849-50; George Temple, 1851-52; James Grant, 1853-54; Reuben Noble, 1855-56; Samuel McFarland, 1856-57; Stephen B. Sheledy, 1858-59; John Edwards, 1860-61; Rush Clark, 1862-63; Jacob Butler, 1864-65; Ed. Wright, 1866-67; John Russell, 1868-69; Aylett R. Cotton, 1870-71; James Wilson, 1872-73; John H. Gear, 1874-77; John Y. Stone, 1878.
Associate Judges .- Joseph Williams, 1846- 17 (held over from Territory, appointed chief justice, 1847) ; Thomas S. Wilson, 1846-47 (held over from Territory; resigned October, 1847); John F. Kinney, 1847-54 (appointed June 12, 1847, and again Jannary 26, 1848; elected and commissioned December 8; re- signed in Jannary, 1854); George Greene, 1847-55 (appointed November 1, 1847, and again January 26, 1848; elected by the Gen- eral Assembly December 7, 1848); Jonathan
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C. Hall, 1853 to 1855 (appointed to succeed Kinney resigned); William G. Woodward, 1855-60 (elected by the General Assembly) ; Norman W. Isbell, 1855-56 (resigned) ; La- con D. Stockton, 1856-60 (appointed 1856 vice Isbel resigned, elected by people in 1857 and re-elected in 1859) ; Caleb Baldwin, 1860 -- 61 (became chief justice January 1, 1862) ; George G. Wright, 1860-63 and again 1866- 70 (appointed first vice Stockton deceased, elected 1860; became chief justice January 1, 1864, re-elected 1865, resigned September 1, 1870, to take seat as Senator of the United States) ; Ralph P. Lowe, 1862-65 (re-elected 1861; became chief justice January 1, 1866), John F. Dillon, 1864-1867 (became chief jus- tice January 1, 1868, re-elected 1869 but de- clined to accept United States circuit judge- ship); Chester C. Cole, 1864-69, and again 1871-76 (appointed March 1, 1864, elected November, 1864; re-elected 1870, became chief justice 1870 and 1876); Joseph M. Beck, 1868-71, and 1874-78 and 1880 -- (became chief justice 1872 and 1879), Elias H. Williams, 1870 (resigned in September) ; James G. Day, 1870 and 1872-76 and 1878-82 (became chief justice, 1871, 1877, and 1883 was appointed to succeed Judge Wright), William E. Miller, 1870-73 (became chief justice 1874, was ap- pointed vice Williams) ; Austin Adams, 1876- 79 and 1882 (became chief justice 1880) ; James H. Rothrock, 1876-77 and 1879 -- (appointed 1876, became chief justice 1878) ; William H. Seevers, 1877-81 and 1883- - (became chief justice 1882) ; Joseph R. Reed, 1883-85; James H. Rothrock, 1885 to 1890; Joseph M. Beck, Gifford S. Robinson, Charles T. Granger.
Chief Justices .- Charles Mason, resigned in June, 1847; Joseph Williams, June, 1847, to January, 1848; S. Clinton Hastings, 1848- 49; Joseph Williams, 1849-55; George G.
Wright, 1855-60; Ralph P. Lowe, 1860-62; Caleb Baldwin, 1862-64; G. G. Wright, 1864- 66; Ralph P. Lowe, 1866-68; John F. Dillon, 1868-70; Chester C. Cole, 1870-71; James G. Day, 1871-72; Joseph M. Beck, 1872-74; W. E. Miller, 1874-76; C. C. Cole, 1870 and Jan- uary -, 1876; William H. Seevers, February 17, 1876-77; James G. Day, 1877-78; James H. Rothrock, 1878-79; Joseph M. Beck, 1879-80; Austin Adams, 1880-82; William H. Seevers, 1882-83; James H. Rothrock, 1883-85; Joseph M. Beck, 1885-86; Austin Adams, 1886-87; Joseph R. Reed, 1888-89.
U. S. Senators .- The first General Assembly failed to elect Senators. George W. Jones, De- cember 7, 1848-58; Augustus C. Dodge, De- cember 7, 1848-55; James Harlan, 1855-65; James W. Grimes, 1858-70 (died) ; Samuel J. Kirkwood, 1866 to March 4, 1866; James Har- lan, 1866-72; James B. Howell, 1870 to March 3, 1870; George G. Wright, 1871-77; William B. Allison, 1872; Samuel J .Kirkwood 1877; James F. Wilson, 1883.
The following members of the House of Representatives have represented their respect- ive districts in the sessions mentioned:
Twenty-ninth Congress-1846-47 .- S. Clin- ton Hastings; Shepherd Leffler.
Thirtieth Congress-1847-49 .- First Dis- trict, William Thompson; Second District, Shepherd Leffler.
Thirty-first Congress-1849-51 .- First Dis- trict, First Session, William Thompson ; unseated by the House of Representatives on a contest, and election remanded to the people. First District, Second Session, Daniel F. Miller; Second District, Shepherd Leffler.
Thirty-second Congress-1851-53 .- First District, Bernhart Henn ; Second District, Lin- coln Clark.
Thirty-third Congress - 1853-55. - First District, Bernhart Henn; Second, John P. Cook.
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Thirty-fourth Congress - 1855-57. - First District, Augustus Hall; Second District, James Thorington.
Thirty-fifth Congress - 1857-59. - First District, Samuel R. Curtis: Second District, Timothy Davis.
Thirty-sixth Congress - 1859-61. - First District, Samuel R. Curtis; Second District, William Vandever.
Thirty-seventh Congress-1861-63 .- First District, first session, Samuel R. Curtis ;* First District, second and third sessions, James F. Wilson; Second District, William Vandever.
Thirty-eighth Congress-1863-65 .- First District, James F. Wilson; Second District, Hiram Price; Third District, William B. Al- lison; Fourth District, Josiah B. Grinnell; Fifth District, John A. Kasson; Sixth District, Asahel W. Hubbard.
Thirty-ninth Congress - 1865-67. - First District, James F. Wilson; Second District, Hiram Price; Third District, William B. Alli- son ; Fourth District, Josiah B. Grinnell; Fifth District, John A. Kasson; Sixth District, Asa- hel W. Hubbard.
Fortieth Congress- 1867-69. - First Dis- trict, James F. Wilson; Second District, Hiram Price; Third District, William B. Allison; Fourth District, William Loughridge; Fifth District, Grenville M. Dodge; Sixth District, Asahel W. Hubbard.
Forty-first Congress-1869-71 .- First Dis- trict, George W. MeCrary; Second District, William Smyth; Third District, William B. Allison; Fourth District, William Loughridge; Fifth District, Frank W. Palmer; Sixth Dis- trict, Charles Pomeroy.
Forty-second Congress - 1871-73. - First District, George W. McCrary ; Second District,
Aylett R. Cotton; Third District, W. G. Don- man; Fourth District, Madison W. Waldon; Fifth District, Frank W. Palmer; Sixth Dis- trict, Jackson Orr.
Forty-third Congress-1873-75 .- First Dis- trict, George W. McCrary; Second District, Aylett R. Cotton; Third District, William G. Donnan; Fourth District, Henry O. Pratt; Fifth District, James Wilson; Sixth District, William Loughridge; Seventh District, John A. Kasson; Eighth District, James W. McDill; Ninth District, Jackson Orr.
Forty-fourth Congress - 1875-77. - First District, George W. McCrary ; Second District, John Q. Tufts; Third District, L. L. Ains- worth; Fourth District, Henry O. Pratt; Fifth District, James Wilson; Sixth District, Ezekiel S. Sampson; Seventh District, John A. Kasson ; Eighth District, James W. McDill; Ninth Dis- trict, Addison Oliver.
Forty-fifth Congress-1877-79 .- First Dis- trict, J. C. Stone; Second District, Hiram Price; Third District, T. W. Burdick; Fourth District, H. C. Deering; Fifth District, Rush Clark; Sixth District, E. S. Sampson; Seventh District, H. J. B. Cummings; Eighth District, W. F. Sapp; Ninth District; Addison Oliver.
Forty-sixth Congress-1879-81 .- First Dis- trict, Moses A. McCoid; Second District, Hiram Price; Third District, Thomas Uppdegraff; Fourth District, Nathaniel C. Deering; Fifth District, Rush Clark; Sixth District, James B. Weaver; Seventh District, Edward H. Gillette; Eighth District, William F. Sapp; Ninth Dis- trict, C. C. Carpenter.
Forty-seventh Congress - 1881-83. - First District, M. A. McCoid; Second District, S. S. Farwell; Third District, Thomas Uppdegraff; Fourth District, N. C. Deering; Fifth District, William G. Thompson; Sixth District, M. E. Cutts; Seventh, John A. Kasson; Eighth, W. P. Hepburn; Ninth, Cyrus C. Carpenter.
* Vacated seat by acceptance of commission as brigadier-gen- eral, and J. F. Wilson chosen his successor.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
Forty-eighth Congress - 1883-85. - First District, M. A. McCoid; Second District, J. M. Murphy ; Third District, David B. Henderson; Fourth District, D. H. Weller; Fifth District, James Wilson; Sixth District, M. E. Cutts; Seventh District, John A. Kasson; Eighth District, William P. Hepburn; Ninth District, W. H. M. Pusey; Tenth District, Adoniram J. Holmes.
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