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Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood, US Senate & Sec'y of the Interior MP (1813 - 1894)
Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894), was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Inte...
Robert Lucas, First Governor of Iowa Territory MP (1781 - 1853)
Robert Lucas (April 1, 1781 – February 7, 1853) was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio, serving from 1832 to 1836. He served as the first Governor of Iowa Territory from 1838 to 1841.Early lif...
Betty Martha Wilson (1934 - 2012)
WEST DES MOINES - Betty Wilson passed away May 27, 2012, after a 31 year battle with genetic cancer. Her body has been donated to the University of Iowa Medical School and there will be no services per...