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131:(1916-10-08)
86:Succeeded by
63:
1888:1916 deaths
1883:1836 births
1703:G. Gillette
1492:E. Gillette
1394:Kirkpatrick
1384:D. Hamilton
1231:J. Hamilton
857:W. Jacobsen
852:B. Jacobsen
554:W. Thompson
224:Daniel Kerr
194:Company G,
74:Preceded by
23:Daniel Kerr
1877:Categories
1789:E. Hubbard
1708:Harrington
1424:Cunningham
1359:J. C. Cook
1349:J. C. Cook
1329:Loughridge
1314:A. Hubbard
1261:Cunningham
1063:Loughridge
747:Thorington
742:J. P. Cook
689:Finkenauer
365:References
275:Union Army
245:Born near
228:Republican
162:Union Army
147:Republican
121:, Scotland
112:1836-06-18
1756:Gilchrist
1751:Dickinson
1678:McPherson
1648:Carpenter
1615:Gilchrist
1429:Gilchrist
1409:Utterback
1281:Lightfoot
1221:Frederick
1216:J. Wilson
1201:J. Wilson
1103:Updegraff
1015:Lightfoot
955:Henderson
950:Updegraff
940:Ainsworth
807:G. Curtis
664:Mezvinsky
659:Schwengel
649:Schwengel
574:S. Curtis
303:in 1883.
261:in 1858.
209:Civil War
171:1862–1864
64:In office
1862:A. Dodge
1834:Hastings
1814:Campbell
1683:W. Smith
1610:Thurston
1595:Jamieson
1580:Anderson
1502:H. Smith
1487:Cummings
1399:Ramseyer
1266:N. Smith
1256:LeCompte
1251:Thurston
1206:R. Clark
1191:G. Dodge
1168:Feenstra
1148:N. Smith
1138:Bandstra
1123:LeCompte
1113:Biermann
1058:Grinnell
1000:Grassley
985:Willford
980:Robinson
970:Connolly
960:Birdsall
902:Loebsack
872:Bromwell
757:Vandever
737:L. Clark
619:S. Clark
393:Dubuque
57:district
1857:Chapman
1839:Leffler
1779:Perkins
1774:Struble
1698:Swanson
1693:Vincent
1590:Hepburn
1575:Hepburn
1547:Scherle
1419:Goodwin
1389:Kendall
1334:Sampson
1319:Pomeroy
1271:Scherle
1236:Cousins
1196:Palmer
1078:Deering
1020:Boswell
965:Pickett
945:Burdick
930:Allison
867:L. Wolf
837:Vollmer
792:Farwell
772:W. Wolf
732:Leffler
629:Kennedy
609:Seerley
599:B. Hall
584:McCrary
569:A. Hall
1799:Steele
1784:Thomas
1741:Conner
1731:Holmes
1668:Bowman
1643:Oliver
1620:Hoeven
1600:Towner
1565:McDill
1542:Hansen
1537:Jensen
1532:Wearin
1527:Dowell
1522:Prouty
1507:Conger
1497:Kasson
1482:Kasson
1464:Grandy
1459:Bedell
1449:Greigg
1444:Hoeven
1414:Dowell
1404:Dowell
1364:Weaver
1339:Weaver
1291:Latham
1286:Grandy
1276:Harkin
1186:Kasson
1158:Latham
1153:Ganske
1128:Carter
1108:Haugen
1098:Butler
1093:Sweney
1088:Fuller
1083:Weller
1068:Walden
1025:Latham
990:Gwynne
935:Donnan
912:Hinson
892:Nussle
882:Blouin
877:Culver
832:Pepper
827:Dawson
817:Rumple
797:Murphy
777:Cotton
694:Hinson
679:Braley
674:Nussle
644:Martin
639:Eicher
594:McCoid
559:Miller
485:from
312:Argus,
265:Career
138:, U.S.
1809:Boies
1804:Scott
1794:Scott
1746:Woods
1713:Narey
1688:Green
1673:Hager
1658:Lyman
1653:Pusey
1605:Evans
1585:Flick
1454:Mayne
1379:Lacey
1374:White
1369:Lacey
1354:Cutts
1344:Cutts
1118:Talle
1073:Pratt
1030:Young
1010:Nagle
1005:Evans
995:Gross
975:Sweet
897:Leach
887:Tauke
862:Talle
847:Letts
802:Hayes
787:Price
782:Tufts
767:Smyth
762:Price
752:Davis
669:Leach
624:Hedge
589:Stone
247:Dalry
233:from
49:from
1849:Terr
1766:11th
1723:10th
1663:Reed
1570:Sapp
1517:Hull
1512:Hays
1439:Coad
1296:King
1246:Cole
1241:Good
1226:Kerr
1163:King
1040:Nunn
1035:Axne
842:Hull
822:Wade
812:Lane
684:Blum
634:Kopp
614:Gear
604:Gear
564:Henn
191:Unit
176:Rank
126:Died
106:Born
51:Iowa
1638:Orr
1630:9th
1557:8th
1474:7th
1324:Orr
1306:6th
1178:5th
1143:Kyl
1133:Kyl
1050:4th
922:3rd
724:2nd
546:1st
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