New Virginia, Iowa Republican William S. Beardsley, son of William and Carrie Shane Beardsley, was born in Beacon, Iowa on May 13, 1901. He attended public school at Birmingham, Iowa and graduated from Birmingham High School and the Bowen Institute…
Ansel Briggs was the first Iowa Governor. He was born in Vermont on February 3, 1806. His education was attained in the common schools of Vermont and at the Norwich Academy in Connecticut. After moving to Ohio and then Iowa, Briggs established…
Terry E. Branstad, a Republican from Lake Mills, Iowa, was first elected as Iowa's 39th Governor and the youngest in the nation. He served from 1983-1999 the first time. He was born in Winnebago County on November 17, 1946, the son of Rita And Edward…
