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History of Iowa From the
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679:Schmidhauser
604:J. F. Wilson
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1913:1908 deaths
1908:1834 births
1728:G. Gillette
1517:E. Gillette
1419:Kirkpatrick
1409:D. Hamilton
1256:J. Hamilton
882:W. Jacobsen
877:B. Jacobsen
579:W. Thompson
380:Forty-third
372:U.S. Senate
361:Iowa Senate
321:, in 1856.
104:Preceded by
44:Iowa Senate
1902:Categories
1814:E. Hubbard
1733:Harrington
1449:Cunningham
1384:J. C. Cook
1374:J. C. Cook
1354:Loughridge
1339:A. Hubbard
1286:Cunningham
1088:Loughridge
772:Thorington
767:J. P. Cook
714:Finkenauer
418:References
346:Union Army
292:Republican
218:Allegiance
203:Politician
199:Profession
188:Alma mater
181:Republican
146:1834-06-30
1781:Gilchrist
1776:Dickinson
1703:McPherson
1673:Carpenter
1640:Gilchrist
1454:Gilchrist
1434:Utterback
1306:Lightfoot
1246:Frederick
1241:J. Wilson
1226:J. Wilson
1128:Updegraff
1040:Lightfoot
980:Henderson
975:Updegraff
965:Ainsworth
832:G. Curtis
689:Mezvinsky
684:Schwengel
674:Schwengel
599:S. Curtis
288:Civil War
94:In office
67:1884–1886
63:In office
56:1868–1870
52:In office
1887:A. Dodge
1859:Hastings
1839:Campbell
1708:W. Smith
1635:Thurston
1620:Jamieson
1605:Anderson
1527:H. Smith
1512:Cummings
1424:Ramseyer
1291:N. Smith
1281:LeCompte
1276:Thurston
1231:R. Clark
1216:G. Dodge
1193:Feenstra
1173:N. Smith
1163:Bandstra
1148:LeCompte
1138:Biermann
1083:Grinnell
1025:Grassley
1010:Willford
1005:Robinson
995:Connolly
985:Birdsall
927:Loebsack
897:Bromwell
782:Vandever
762:L. Clark
644:S. Clark
87:district
1882:Chapman
1864:Leffler
1804:Perkins
1799:Struble
1723:Swanson
1718:Vincent
1615:Hepburn
1600:Hepburn
1572:Scherle
1444:Goodwin
1414:Kendall
1359:Sampson
1344:Pomeroy
1296:Scherle
1261:Cousins
1221:Palmer
1103:Deering
1045:Boswell
990:Pickett
970:Burdick
955:Allison
892:L. Wolf
862:Vollmer
817:Farwell
797:W. Wolf
757:Leffler
654:Kennedy
634:Seerley
624:B. Hall
609:McCrary
594:A. Hall
262:Private
1824:Steele
1809:Thomas
1766:Conner
1756:Holmes
1693:Bowman
1668:Oliver
1645:Hoeven
1625:Towner
1590:McDill
1567:Hansen
1562:Jensen
1557:Wearin
1552:Dowell
1547:Prouty
1532:Conger
1522:Kasson
1507:Kasson
1489:Grandy
1484:Bedell
1474:Greigg
1469:Hoeven
1439:Dowell
1429:Dowell
1389:Weaver
1364:Weaver
1316:Latham
1311:Grandy
1301:Harkin
1211:Kasson
1183:Latham
1178:Ganske
1153:Carter
1133:Haugen
1123:Butler
1118:Sweney
1113:Fuller
1108:Weller
1093:Walden
1050:Latham
1015:Gwynne
960:Donnan
937:Hinson
917:Nussle
907:Blouin
902:Culver
857:Pepper
852:Dawson
842:Rumple
822:Murphy
802:Cotton
719:Hinson
704:Braley
699:Nussle
669:Martin
664:Eicher
619:McCoid
584:Miller
510:from
325:Career
244:
207:Lawyer
172:, U.S.
155:, U.S.
1834:Boies
1829:Scott
1819:Scott
1771:Woods
1738:Narey
1713:Green
1698:Hager
1683:Lyman
1678:Pusey
1630:Evans
1610:Flick
1479:Mayne
1404:Lacey
1399:White
1394:Lacey
1379:Cutts
1369:Cutts
1143:Talle
1098:Pratt
1055:Young
1035:Nagle
1030:Evans
1020:Gross
1000:Sweet
922:Leach
912:Tauke
887:Talle
872:Letts
827:Hayes
812:Price
807:Tufts
792:Smyth
787:Price
777:Davis
694:Leach
649:Hedge
614:Stone
410:, in
402:Death
297:from
79:from
1874:Terr
1791:11th
1748:10th
1688:Reed
1595:Sapp
1542:Hull
1537:Hays
1464:Coad
1321:King
1271:Cole
1266:Good
1251:Kerr
1188:King
1065:Nunn
1060:Axne
867:Hull
847:Wade
837:Lane
709:Blum
659:Kopp
639:Gear
629:Gear
589:Henn
253:Rank
160:Died
136:Born
81:Iowa
1663:Orr
1655:9th
1582:8th
1499:7th
1349:Orr
1331:6th
1203:5th
1168:Kyl
1158:Kyl
1075:4th
947:3rd
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571:1st
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