2 10 43 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/2be8656017795ee3a5b802ebf60a5c56.jpg 028fef1e612dbf09ddf8f99ec2faef6b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 4913 Height 6157 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Executive Orders Executive Orders issued by Iowa governors. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/services/law-library/govexecorders/execordherring/?searchterm=executive%20orders Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1933-1937, Clyde Herring Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Clyde Herring, 26th Governor of Iowa, was an automobile dealer, governor, and U.S. senator. He was the son of James Gwynn Herring and Stella Mae (Addison) Herring. He was born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, where he worked for a while as a jewelry clerk in a store. During that time, he repaired watches for Henry Ford. Herring was educated in rural schools and attended one year of high school. He served in the Spanish-American War. His family moved from Michigan to Colorado, where they operated a ranch. In 1906, after four years in Colorado, the family moved to Massena, Iowa, and Herring became a farmer Herring married Emma Pearl Spinney (1880-1969) on February 7, 1901. They had three sons. Laverne Barlow and Lawrence Winthrop both died young. The third son, Clyde Edsel (named for his father and Henry Ford's son), was a prisoner of war during World War II. In 1908 Herring entered the automobile business in Atlantic, Iowa. As a result of his earlier acquaintance with Henry Ford, Herring received a free car and the right to own the Ford dealerships for all of Iowa in 1910. As president of the Herring Motor Company, and later the Herring-Wissler Company in Council Bluffs and Des Moines, he became wealthy. In 1915 his dealership sold and delivered more automobiles than any other automobile agency in the United States. Unfortunately, he lost much of his fortune in the Great Depression. He was defeated as a candidate on the Democratic ticket for governor in 1920 and as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1922. In 1932 the Democrats nominated him for governor, and he won in the Democratic landslide of that year, becoming only the second Democrat to be elected as governor of Iowa since the Civil War, and the first since Horace Boies in 1890. Herring was re-elected in 1934. His terms coincided with the worst years of the Depression, and most of his efforts dealt with the economic difficulties of the time. He advocated mortgage moratoriums, delayed farm mortgage foreclosures, increased federal subsidies, regulation of farm prices, unemployment and old age assistance, and the guarantee of bank deposits. During his administration, the legislature established the first state-owned liquor stores and legalized the sale of beer. One of his less popular official acts was to order martial law in Plymouth and Crawford counties to halt farm violence in 1933. Herring was the first governor to make extensive use of radio. He held a weekly radio talk show on which he explained his policies. On the show, he supported a one-cent-per-gallon temporary tax on gasoline and pushed for a 2 percent state sales tax and state income tax and corporation tax to be used for property tax relief. In his final message to the General Assembly in 1937, Herring stated, ""We fought and worked together to make the homes and farms of Iowa secure, to relieve distress, to see that no family suffered for lack of the necessities of life. The measure of our results is found in the security that exists today in Iowa. Our homes are secure... our farms are secure... our banks are secure."" Before the close of his second term as governor, Herring was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for six years. He was defeated for reelection in 1942 by George Wilson. Herring was the first member of the Democratic Party to serve both as governor of Iowa and as U.S. senator. While visiting Washington, D.C., in 1945, Herring suffered a fatal heart attack. He and his wife are entombed in the Mausoleum at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Biographical Dictionary of Iowa, Wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. 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Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Executive Orders Executive Orders issued by Iowa governors. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/services/law-library/govexecorders/execordray Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1969-1983, Robert Ray Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Robert D. Ray was born on September 26, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa., the son of Clark and Mildren Ray.Ray graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines where he was captin of the Basketball team. After graduation, he served in Japan with the U.S.Army. He earned degrees in Business Administration and Law at Drake University where he was president of the student body and of several professional, social and honorary fraternities. He also received an honoary degree and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Drake, and the Order of the Coif from the Drake Law School. While at Drake, Ray married Billie Lee Hornberger, a native of Columbus Junction, Iowa. They had three daughters - Randi, Lu Ann and Vicki. Ray developed an active law practice in Des Moines and served for a while as a law and reading clerk in the Iowa Senate. While he was a trial attorney, Ray became a member of the Republican State Central Committee and, in 1963, State Chairman of the Republican party. Ray was first elected Governor of Iowa in 1968. He was re-elected in 1970, 1972, 1974, and 1978, winning an unprecedented fifth term by a wide margin. While in office, Ray introduced and expanded the elderly tax credit. He pushed for the removal of the sales tax on food and drugs, and initiated the first state revenue sharing with local communities. The Governor first proposed the Iowa Tuition Grant Program for private college students and appointed the innovative Iowa 2000 futures committee. Governor Ray reorganized Iowa's pollution-fighting agenices into a single Department of Environmental Quality.He also proposed the much-needed Department of Transportation. In 1975 his administration permitted 13, 000 southeast Asian refugees to settle in Iowa, including the Tai Dam. He was an advocate of the nickel deposit on aluminum cans. In 1978, he recommended a sweeping urban revitalization plan to the Iowa legislature.Earlier he had accomplished reform of Iowa's judicial system and began the Citizen's Aide Office to help Iowans with their problems. As Governor, Ray chaired the National Governors' Association and the Republican Governors' Association. He also chaired the Midwest Governors' Conference and was President of the Council of State Governments. Governor Ray was one of six Governors in one of the first groups invited to tour the People's Republic of China in 1974. One year later, Ray joined seven other Governors on a mission to the Soviet Union. Ray led delegations of Governors to Japan twice and represented the United States at independence ceremonies for the new nation of Papua, New Guinea, in 1975. Governor Ray stressed problem-solving government, ititiated conservatin and environmental protection programs, engineered reorganization of state government, promoted agricultural and economic developemtn, kicked off work to revitalized Iowa's railroads and launced Iowa into energy management and research. A popular governor during his fourteen-year administration, he has continued to be extremely active in public affairs in Iowa since leaving the capitol, serving as interim Mayor of the City of Des Moines, President of Drake University, and leading several statewide educational awareness efforts and fundraising campaigns. During Ray's time in office, the Iowa Constitution was modified, increasing the Governor's term of office from two years to four years. Robert D. Ray was born on September 26, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa., the son of Clark and Mildren Ray.Ray graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines where he was captin of the Basketball team. After graduation, he served in Japan with the U.S.Army. He earned degrees in Business Administration and Law at Drake University where he was president of the student body and of several professional, social and honorary fraternities. He also received an honoary degree and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Drake, and the Order of the Coif from the Drake Law School. While at Drake, Ray married Billie Lee Hornberger, a native of Columbus Junction, Iowa. They had three daughters - Randi, Lu Ann and Vicki. Ray developed an active law practice in Des Moines and served for a while as a law and reading clerk in the Iowa Senate. While he was a trial attorney, Ray became a member of the Republican State Central Committee and, in 1963, State Chairman of the Republican party. Ray was first elected Governor of Iowa in 1968. He was re-elected in 1970, 1972, 1974, and 1978, winning an unprecedented fifth term by a wide margin. While in office, Ray introduced and expanded the elderly tax credit. He pushed for the removal of the sales tax on food and drugs, and initiated the first state revenue sharing with local communities. The Governor first proposed the Iowa Tuition Grant Program for private college students and appointed the innovative Iowa 2000 futures committee. Governor Ray reorganized Iowa's pollution-fighting agenices into a single Department of Environmental Quality.He also proposed the much-needed Department of Transportation. In 1975 his administration permitted 13, 000 southeast Asian refugees to settle in Iowa, including the Tai Dam. He was an advocate of the nickel deposit on aluminum cans. In 1978, he recommended a sweeping urban revitalization plan to the Iowa legislature.Earlier he had accomplished reform of Iowa's judicial system and began the Citizen's Aide Office to help Iowans with their problems. As Governor, Ray chaired the National Governors' Association and the Republican Governors' Association. He also chaired the Midwest Governors' Conference and was President of the Council of State Governments. Governor Ray was one of six Governors in one of the first groups invited to tour the People's Republic of China in 1974. One year later, Ray joined seven other Governors on a mission to the Soviet Union. Ray led delegations of Governors to Japan twice and represented the United States at independence ceremonies for the new nation of Papua, New Guinea, in 1975. Governor Ray stressed problem-solving government, ititiated conservatin and environmental protection programs, engineered reorganization of state government, promoted agricultural and economic developemtn, kicked off work to revitalized Iowa's railroads and launced Iowa into energy management and research. A popular governor during his fourteen-year administration, he has continued to be extremely active in public affairs in Iowa since leaving the capitol, serving as interim Mayor of the City of Des Moines, President of Drake University, and leading several statewide educational awareness efforts and fundraising campaigns. During Ray's time in office, the Iowa Constitution was modified, increasing the Governor's term of office from two years to four years. Robert D. Ray was born on September 26, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa., the son of Clark and Mildren Ray.Ray graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines where he was captin of the Basketball team. After graduation, he served in Japan with the U.S.Army. He earned degrees in Business Administration and Law at Drake University where he was president of the student body and of several professional, social and honorary fraternities. He also received an honoary degree and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Drake, and the Order of the Coif from the Drake Law School. While at Drake, Ray married Billie Lee Hornberger, a native of Columbus Junction, Iowa. They had three daughters - Randi, Lu Ann and Vicki. Ray developed an active law practice in Des Moines and served for a while as a law and reading clerk in the Iowa Senate. While he was a trial attorney, Ray became a member of the Republican State Central Committee and, in 1963, State Chairman of the Republican party. Ray was first elected Governor of Iowa in 1968. He was re-elected in 1970, 1972, 1974, and 1978, winning an unprecedented fifth term by a wide margin. While in office, Ray introduced and expanded the elderly tax credit. He pushed for the removal of the sales tax on food and drugs, and initiated the first state revenue sharing with local communities. The Governor first proposed the Iowa Tuition Grant Program for private college students and appointed the innovative Iowa 2000 futures committee. Governor Ray reorganized Iowa's pollution-fighting agenices into a single Department of Environmental Quality.He also proposed the much-needed Department of Transportation. In 1975 his administration permitted 13, 000 southeast Asian refugees to settle in Iowa, including the Tai Dam. He was an advocate of the nickel deposit on aluminum cans. In 1978, he recommended a sweeping urban revitalization plan to the Iowa legislature.Earlier he had accomplished reform of Iowa's judicial system and began the Citizen's Aide Office to help Iowans with their problems. As Governor, Ray chaired the National Governors' Association and the Republican Governors' Association. He also chaired the Midwest Governors' Conference and was President of the Council of State Governments. Governor Ray was one of six Governors in one of the first groups invited to tour the People's Republic of China in 1974. One year later, Ray joined seven other Governors on a mission to the Soviet Union. Ray led delegations of Governors to Japan twice and represented the United States at independence ceremonies for the new nation of Papua, New Guinea, in 1975. Governor Ray stressed problem-solving government, ititiated conservatin and environmental protection programs, engineered reorganization of state government, promoted agricultural and economic developemtn, kicked off work to revitalized Iowa's railroads and launced Iowa into energy management and research. A popular governor during his fourteen-year administration, he has continued to be extremely active in public affairs in Iowa since leaving the capitol, serving as interim Mayor of the City of Des Moines, President of Drake University, and leading several statewide educational awareness efforts and fundraising campaigns. During Ray's time in office, the Iowa Constitution was modified, increasing the Governor's term of office from two years to four years. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Official Register, Wikipedia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. 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Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1894-1896, Frank D. Jackson Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Frank D. Jackson, fifteenth governor of Iowa was born in Arcade, New York on January 26, 1854. When he was 13, his family moved to Iowa and settled in Jessup. Jackson attended public schools and was the first Iowa governor to be educated in higher institutions of learning in Iowa. He attended Iowa Agricultural College and the State University of Iowa, graduating from the latter's law school in 1874. He was admitted to the bar on his 21st birthday and opened a law practice in Independence, Iowa. Jackson married Anna Brock on November 16, 1877. She was born in Canada in 1856, and died on October 16, 1940, in California. They had four sons: Graydon, Ernest, Frank, and Leslie. Jackson was elected secretary of the Iowa Senate in 1882. In 1884 he became Secretary of State, a position he held for three two-year terms. In the 1893 gubernatorial election he defeated incumbent Horace Boies, who was running for a third term. Jackson believed in tariff protection. In his inaugural address to the General Assembly, he stated, ""To maintain the American schedule of wages in the future requires that the American people buy and use the products of the brain and muscle of the American laborer and producer rather than those of other lands, even though they may cost a little more.... Those manufactured products of foreign countries, which can be produced in our own country, must be kept out of competition with American labor. This country can consume the products of the American laborer, but it cannot consume the products of both American and foreign labor."" Governor Jackson was the only governor to fight an army on Iowa soil. Kelly's Industrial Army, part of Coxey's Army, crossed the state in 1894 on its way to Washington, D.C., to protest a lack of jobs. Governor Jackson called out the militia to maintain order while Kelly's army was in Iowa. The protestors had taken over trains in the western states, and the railroad companies asked Governor Jackson for protection. Proclaiming that his duty was to ""prevent landing of the pilgrims on Iowa soil"" and that troops would be used to preserve order, Jackson went on a special train to Council Bluffs to confront the issue. His action was controversial, because many Iowans sympathized with the protestors. Eventually, Kelly's Army passed through the state without any incidents of violence. Wanting to return to business interests, Jackson declined to seek a second term as governor. He later helped organize the Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, and served as its president. The Jacksons moved to California in 1924. He died in Redlands, California on November 16, 1938. He was buried in Hillside Cemetery there. Sources An obituary appeared in the Des Moines Register, 9/16/1945. See also Jacob A. Swisher, The Governors of Iowa (1946). Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Biographical Dictionary of Iowa ; An obituary appeared in the Des Moines Register, 9/16/1945. See also Jacob A. Swisher, The Governors of Iowa (1946). Contributor: Michael Kramme Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894; 1895; 1896; Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. 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Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1841-1845, John Chambers Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource John Chambers, second Territorial Governor of Iowa, was born October 6, 1780, in Somerset County, New Jersey. His father, Colonel Rowland Chambers, was a colonel in the War for American Independence. At the close of the war he removed to Mason County, Kentucky. His son after securing an education began the study of law. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in 1800. In 1812 he was elected to the Kentucky Legislature and at the close of his term received an appointment on the staff of General William H. Harrison with the rank of major. He did excellent service during the war with Great Britain then prevailing, especially distinguishing himself at the Battle of the Thames. In 1815 he was again elected to the Legislature. In 1828 he was elected to Congress where he served but one term, declining reelection. In 1835 he was again elected to Congress, serving four years. In 1841 he was appointed by President Harrison, his old commander, Governor of the Territory of Iowa. He was also appointed commissioner to negotiate treaties with the Sac and Fox Indians and interested himself in protecting several tribes of Indians from frauds of agents and traders. He made his home on a farm of 1, 000 acres which he secured and improved six miles west of Burlington. His administration was wise and creditable but, as he was a Whig, and the Legislatures during his term were strongly Democratic, the relations existing between the executive and legislative branches of the Territorial government were not harmonious. Soon after the inauguration of President Polk, Governor Chambers was removed from office solely for political reasons. He earnestly opposed the adoption of the Constitution of 1846, under which Iowa became a State. In 1849 Governor Chambers was appointed by President Taylor to negotiate a treaty with the Sioux Indians. This was his last official position. He died near Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, September 21, 1852 and was interred in the family burial ground at Washington, in Mason County, Kentucky. He married Margaret Taylor (b. May 22, 1781), daughter of Major Ignatius Taylor (1742-1807), on June 16, 1803. She died on March 4, 1807. They had no surviving children. He married secondly, on October 29, 1807, to Hannah Lee Taylor (January 9, 1791-November 11, 1832), daughter of Major Ignatius Taylor with his second wife, Barbara Bowie (1756-1805). Hannah was a half sister to John's first wife Margaret. John and Hannah had twelve children. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Biographical Directory of the United States, Wikipedia, History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century / Volume 4 by Benjamin F. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1850-1854, Stephen Hempstead Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Stephen Hempstead, Iowa's second governor, was born in New London, Connecticut. on October 1, 1812, the eighth son of Joseph and Celinda (Hutchinson) Hempstead. When he was 13, his father, who was in the boot and shoe business, was for some months imprisoned for debt, as a result of the machinations of a crooked partner. During that period, Hempstead worked in a woolen mill. On his father's release, the family settled on a farm near St. Louis. Hempstead disliked farm life, so in 1830 he went to work in a store in Galena, Illinois. In 1832, during the Black Hawk War, he enlisted in an artillery company. After the war, he studied law at Illinois College, Jacksonville; then in St. Louis; and finally with an uncle who was a lawyer in Galena. Admitted to the bar in 1836, he became the first lawyer to practice in Dubuque. In 1837 he married Lavinia Moore Lackland of Baltimore. They had three sons and three daughters. In 1838 Hempstead was elected to the Legislative Council (the upper house) of the First Legislative Assembly of Territorial Iowa. He held this position until 1848 and served as president for many years. He also served on the commission that revised Iowa's state laws, which were enacted after minor changes in 1851. In 1850, Hempstead won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and on December 4, 1850 he was sworn into office. During his tenure, fifty-two new counties were created, fiscal conservation was practiced, the Iowa Constitution of 1846 was endorsed, and the influx of new settlers to the state was encouraged. His recommendation to establish the Office of Attorney General was adopted by the legislature. Temperance was a major issue while Hempstead was governor. The only restriction on the sale of liquor was that it could not be consumed on the premises where it was sold. In 1852-1853 advocates of prohibition flooded the General Assembly with petitions favoring prohibition. But the governor apparently neutralized them by advocating ""a judicious license system placed under the control of local authorities, "" and the legislature took no action. Hempstead hated banks because he thought that they swindled people. The Iowa Constitution of 1846 prohibited banking, and twice the governor vetoed bills to summon a convention to amend the state constitution so as to permit banking. He was more farsighted when he advocated ""an asylum for lunatics.""During his governorship, the Sioux Indians in 1851 signed a treaty giving up the last of their land in Iowa. In 1854 Hempstead ran for the U.S. Congress but lostaccording to editorial opinion, his opponent's support of prohibition decided the election. Back in Dubuque from 1855 on, Hempstead was repeatedly elected county judge until that office was abolished in 1869. Under his administration, the jail, poorhouse, and important bridges were built. Then he was county auditor from 1869-1873 until retiring due to ill health in 1873. In 1882 Hempsteadthe grand old man of Dubuquewas honored by being elected justice of the peace on both party tickets. The following year he died at his daughter's home on February 16th. Five years earlier, he had fallen on an icy sidewalk, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His wife died in 1871, and his daughter Olivia Richmond became his mainstay. He was never separated from her in his last years and often referred to her as his ""aide-de-camp. Stephen Hempstead, Iowa's second governor, was born in New London, Connecticut. on October 1, 1812, the eighth son of Joseph and Celinda (Hutchinson) Hempstead. When he was 13, his father, who was in the boot and shoe business, was for some months imprisoned for debt, as a result of the machinations of a crooked partner. During that period, Hempstead worked in a woolen mill. On his father's release, the family settled on a farm near St. Louis. Hempstead disliked farm life, so in 1830 he went to work in a store in Galena, Illinois. In 1832, during the Black Hawk War, he enlisted in an artillery company. After the war, he studied law at Illinois College, Jacksonville; then in St. Louis; and finally with an uncle who was a lawyer in Galena. Admitted to the bar in 1836, he became the first lawyer to practice in Dubuque. In 1837 he married Lavinia Moore Lackland of Baltimore. They had three sons and three daughters. In 1838 Hempstead was elected to the Legislative Council (the upper house) of the First Legislative Assembly of Territorial Iowa. He held this position until 1848 and served as president for many years. He also served on the commission that revised Iowa's state laws, which were enacted after minor changes in 1851. In 1850, Hempstead won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and on December 4, 1850 he was sworn into office. During his tenure, fifty-two new counties were created, fiscal conservation was practiced, the Iowa Constitution of 1846 was endorsed, and the influx of new settlers to the state was encouraged. His recommendation to establish the Office of Attorney General was adopted by the legislature. Temperance was a major issue while Hempstead was governor. The only restriction on the sale of liquor was that it could not be consumed on the premises where it was sold. In 1852-1853 advocates of prohibition flooded the General Assembly with petitions favoring prohibition. But the governor apparently neutralized them by advocating ""a judicious license system placed under the control of local authorities, "" and the legislature took no action. Hempstead hated banks because he thought that they swindled people. The Iowa Constitution of 1846 prohibited banking, and twice the governor vetoed bills to summon a convention to amend the state constitution so as to permit banking. He was more farsighted when he advocated ""an asylum for lunatics.""During his governorship, the Sioux Indians in 1851 signed a treaty giving up the last of their land in Iowa. In 1854 Hempstead ran for the U.S. Congress but lostaccording to editorial opinion, his opponent's support of prohibition decided the election. Back in Dubuque from 1855 on, Hempstead was repeatedly elected county judge until that office was abolished in 1869. Under his administration, the jail, poorhouse, and important bridges were built. Then he was county auditor from 1869-1873 until retiring due to ill health in 1873. In 1882 Hempsteadthe grand old man of Dubuquewas honored by being elected justice of the peace on both party tickets. The following year he died at his daughter's home on February 16th. Five years earlier, he had fallen on an icy sidewalk, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His wife died in 1871, and his daughter Olivia Richmond became his mainstay. He was never separated from her in his last years and often referred to her as his ""aide-de-camp. Stephen Hempstead, Iowa's second governor, was born in New London, Connecticut. on October 1, 1812, the eighth son of Joseph and Celinda (Hutchinson) Hempstead. When he was 13, his father, who was in the boot and shoe business, was for some months imprisoned for debt, as a result of the machinations of a crooked partner. During that period, Hempstead worked in a woolen mill. On his father's release, the family settled on a farm near St. Louis. Hempstead disliked farm life, so in 1830 he went to work in a store in Galena, Illinois. In 1832, during the Black Hawk War, he enlisted in an artillery company. After the war, he studied law at Illinois College, Jacksonville; then in St. Louis; and finally with an uncle who was a lawyer in Galena. Admitted to the bar in 1836, he became the first lawyer to practice in Dubuque. In 1837 he married Lavinia Moore Lackland of Baltimore. They had three sons and three daughters. In 1838 Hempstead was elected to the Legislative Council (the upper house) of the First Legislative Assembly of Territorial Iowa. He held this position until 1848 and served as president for many years. He also served on the commission that revised Iowa's state laws, which were enacted after minor changes in 1851. In 1850, Hempstead won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and on December 4, 1850 he was sworn into office. During his tenure, fifty-two new counties were created, fiscal conservation was practiced, the Iowa Constitution of 1846 was endorsed, and the influx of new settlers to the state was encouraged. His recommendation to establish the Office of Attorney General was adopted by the legislature. Temperance was a major issue while Hempstead was governor. The only restriction on the sale of liquor was that it could not be consumed on the premises where it was sold. In 1852-1853 advocates of prohibition flooded the General Assembly with petitions favoring prohibition. But the governor apparently neutralized them by advocating ""a judicious license system placed under the control of local authorities, "" and the legislature took no action. Hempstead hated banks because he thought that they swindled people. The Iowa Constitution of 1846 prohibited banking, and twice the governor vetoed bills to summon a convention to amend the state constitution so as to permit banking. He was more farsighted when he advocated ""an asylum for lunatics.""During his governorship, the Sioux Indians in 1851 signed a treaty giving up the last of their land in Iowa. In 1854 Hempstead ran for the U.S. Congress but lostaccording to editorial opinion, his opponent's support of prohibition decided the election. Back in Dubuque from 1855 on, Hempstead was repeatedly elected county judge until that office was abolished in 1869. Under his administration, the jail, poorhouse, and important bridges were built. Then he was county auditor from 1869-1873 until retiring due to ill health in 1873. In 1882 Hempsteadthe grand old man of Dubuquewas honored by being elected justice of the peace on both party tickets. The following year he died at his daughter's home on February 16th. Five years earlier, he had fallen on an icy sidewalk, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His wife died in 1871, and his daughter Olivia Richmond became his mainstay. He was never separated from her in his last years and often referred to her as his ""aide-de-camp. Stephen Hempstead, Iowa's second governor, was born in New London, Connecticut. on October 1, 1812, the eighth son of Joseph and Celinda (Hutchinson) Hempstead. When he was 13, his father, who was in the boot and shoe business, was for some months imprisoned for debt, as a result of the machinations of a crooked partner. During that period, Hempstead worked in a woolen mill. On his father's release, the family settled on a farm near St. Louis. Hempstead disliked farm life, so in 1830 he went to work in a store in Galena, Illinois. In 1832, during the Black Hawk War, he enlisted in an artillery company. After the war, he studied law at Illinois College, Jacksonville; then in St. Louis; and finally with an uncle who was a lawyer in Galena. Admitted to the bar in 1836, he became the first lawyer to practice in Dubuque. In 1837 he married Lavinia Moore Lackland of Baltimore. They had three sons and three daughters. In 1838 Hempstead was elected to the Legislative Council (the upper house) of the First Legislative Assembly of Territorial Iowa. He held this position until 1848 and served as president for many years. He also served on the commission that revised Iowa's state laws, which were enacted after minor changes in 1851. In 1850, Hempstead won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and on December 4, 1850 he was sworn into office. During his tenure, fifty-two new counties were created, fiscal conservation was practiced, the Iowa Constitution of 1846 was endorsed, and the influx of new settlers to the state was encouraged. His recommendation to establish the Office of Attorney General was adopted by the legislature. Temperance was a major issue while Hempstead was governor. The only restriction on the sale of liquor was that it could not be consumed on the premises where it was sold. In 1852-1853 advocates of prohibition flooded the General Assembly with petitions favoring prohibition. But the governor apparently neutralized them by advocating ""a judicious license system placed under the control of local authorities, "" and the legislature took no action. Hempstead hated banks because he thought that they swindled people. The Iowa Constitution of 1846 prohibited banking, and twice the governor vetoed bills to summon a convention to amend the state constitution so as to permit banking. He was more farsighted when he advocated ""an asylum for lunatics.""During his governorship, the Sioux Indians in 1851 signed a treaty giving up the last of their land in Iowa. In 1854 Hempstead ran for the U.S. Congress but lostaccording to editorial opinion, his opponent's support of prohibition decided the election. Back in Dubuque from 1855 on, Hempstead was repeatedly elected county judge until that office was abolished in 1869. Under his administration, the jail, poorhouse, and important bridges were built. Then he was county auditor from 1869-1873 until retiring due to ill health in 1873. In 1882 Hempsteadthe grand old man of Dubuquewas honored by being elected justice of the peace on both party tickets. The following year he died at his daughter's home on February 16th. Five years earlier, he had fallen on an icy sidewalk, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His wife died in 1871, and his daughter Olivia Richmond became his mainstay. He was never separated from her in his last years and often referred to her as his ""aide-de-camp. Stephen Hempstead, Iowa's second governor, was born in New London, Connecticut. on October 1, 1812, the eighth son of Joseph and Celinda (Hutchinson) Hempstead. When he was 13, his father, who was in the boot and shoe business, was for some months imprisoned for debt, as a result of the machinations of a crooked partner. During that period, Hempstead worked in a woolen mill. On his father's release, the family settled on a farm near St. Louis. Hempstead disliked farm life, so in 1830 he went to work in a store in Galena, Illinois. In 1832, during the Black Hawk War, he enlisted in an artillery company. After the war, he studied law at Illinois College, Jacksonville; then in St. Louis; and finally with an uncle who was a lawyer in Galena. Admitted to the bar in 1836, he became the first lawyer to practice in Dubuque. In 1837 he married Lavinia Moore Lackland of Baltimore. They had three sons and three daughters. In 1838 Hempstead was elected to the Legislative Council (the upper house) of the First Legislative Assembly of Territorial Iowa. He held this position until 1848 and served as president for many years. He also served on the commission that revised Iowa's state laws, which were enacted after minor changes in 1851. In 1850, Hempstead won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and on December 4, 1850 he was sworn into office. During his tenure, fifty-two new counties were created, fiscal conservation was practiced, the Iowa Constitution of 1846 was endorsed, and the influx of new settlers to the state was encouraged. His recommendation to establish the Office of Attorney General was adopted by the legislature. Temperance was a major issue while Hempstead was governor. The only restriction on the sale of liquor was that it could not be consumed on the premises where it was sold. In 1852-1853 advocates of prohibition flooded the General Assembly with petitions favoring prohibition. But the governor apparently neutralized them by advocating ""a judicious license system placed under the control of local authorities, "" and the legislature took no action. Hempstead hated banks because he thought that they swindled people. The Iowa Constitution of 1846 prohibited banking, and twice the governor vetoed bills to summon a convention to amend the state constitution so as to permit banking. He was more farsighted when he advocated ""an asylum for lunatics.""During his governorship, the Sioux Indians in 1851 signed a treaty giving up the last of their land in Iowa. In 1854 Hempstead ran for the U.S. Congress but lostaccording to editorial opinion, his opponent's support of prohibition decided the election. Back in Dubuque from 1855 on, Hempstead was repeatedly elected county judge until that office was abolished in 1869. Under his administration, the jail, poorhouse, and important bridges were built. Then he was county auditor from 1869-1873 until retiring due to ill health in 1873. In 1882 Hempsteadthe grand old man of Dubuquewas honored by being elected justice of the peace on both party tickets. The following year he died at his daughter's home on February 16th. Five years earlier, he had fallen on an icy sidewalk, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His wife died in 1871, and his daughter Olivia Richmond became his mainstay. He was never separated from her in his last years and often referred to her as his ""aide-de-camp. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Biographical Dictionary of Iowa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850; 1851; 1852; 1853; 1854; Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. 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Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1902-1908, Albert Cummins Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Albert Cummins was born in a log house in Carmichaels, Green County, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas L. Cummins, a carpenter/farmer, and Sarah Baird Cummins. He attended country schools and completed a four-year course in two years at Waynesburg College. Upon graduation he was a tutor and taught at a country school. While clerking for a law firm in Chicago, Cummins studied law on his own and passed the Illinois bar in 1874. That same year he married Ida Lucette Gallery, with whom he had one child, a daughter. They moved to Des Moines, Iowa where Cummins worked with his brother and specialized in railroad and patent law. Cummins became increasingly active in Republican politics and he was a state legislator from 1888 to 1890. Defeated in campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1894 and 1900, Cummins was elected governor in 1901, serving three consecutive terms. He ran on an antimonopoly, populist platform that stressed increased railroad taxation and regulation and support for the removal of tariff protection for any industry dominated by a trust. In June 1908, Governor Cummins ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by William B. Allison, who was seeking a record seventh term. Senator Allison won the election, however he died on Aug. 4, 1908, two months after the primary and before the Iowa General Assembly chose among the primary winners. In November 1908 a second Republican primary was held, which Cummins won decisively. Cummins was appointed by the Iowa General Assembly over democratic rival Claude R. Porter. He served as a United States Senator from Iowa for 18 years, from 1908 until 1926. He served as President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate between 1919 and 1925. He also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and the U.S. Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce. Cummins's growing conservatism cost him a great deal of progressive political support in his native state, causing him to lose the 1926 Republican primary for his re-election bid to the U.S. Senate. Within a few months of his defeat, Cummins died in Des Moines and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. 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Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Executive Orders Executive Orders issued by Iowa governors. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/services/law-library/govexecorders/execorderbe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1961-1963, Norman Erbe Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Norman A. Erbe was born October 25, 1919 in Boone, Iowa, the youngest of six children of the Rev. Otto L. and Louise J. Erbe. Norman attended the Lutheran Parochial School, Boone High School and the University of Iowa until 1941, when ordered to active military service. He flew 35 combat missions with the 8th Air Force during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and four air medals. He continued his education at the University of Iowa, receiving a B.A. degree in 1946 and J.D. degree in 1947. That year, he entered the law practice of Doran, Doran & Doran in Boone. He married Jacqueling Doran of Boone in 1942. They were the parents of three daughters, DeElda, Jennifer, and Kevin. In 1952 he accepted a two-month appointment as the Boone County Attorney. Also that year, Erbe became Boone County Republican chairman and held that position until 1955, when he took a position as assistant attorney general assigned to the Highway Commission at Ames, where he coauthored Iowa Highway, Road and Street Laws (1956) and Iowa Drainage Laws (1957). When Iowa Attorney General Dayton Countryman ran for the U.S. Senate in 1956, Erbe was elected attorney general and was re-elected in 1958. In 1959 he initiated a statewide crackdown on ""filthy literature"" by ordering 42 publications off the newsstands. In 1960, when Governor Herschel Loveless ran for the U.S. Senate, Erbe ran for governor and won, serving a two-year term. In his inaugural address, Erbe proposed replacing the 99 county attorneys with 21 district attorneys since Iowa was already divided into 21 judicial districts. He also thought that county attorneys should serve four years instead of two, that their salaries should be raised, and that the practice of supplementing their salaries with fines collected from violators should be eliminated. During his two-year term as governor, the state maintained a $118 million surplus in the treasury, the Iowa National Guard Military Academy was established, the selection of judges was changed from popular vote to a merit system, and Iowa's first tourism program was established. Erbe also advocated a four-year governorship and a reorganization of state government. In 1962 Erbe lost his re-election bid to Harold Hughes, who proposed legalizing liquor by the drink. Erbe refused to endorse liquor by the drink because he had committed himself to vote on behalf of the ""dries"" who had supported him in his first campaign for governor. Following his term as governor, Erbe joined Investors Diversified Services as Des Moines district sales manager. In 1963 he joined Diamond Laboratories, Inc., as director of the legal department. Later he served as executive director of the National Paraplegia Foundation. He also worked in the U.S. Department of Transportation in Seattle. He served as the regional representative of the secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Chicago (1970-1977). President Nixon appointed him as chairman of the Federal Regional Council for the Great Lakes States in Chicago, where he served from 1973 to 1977. Erbe retired to Boone, Iowa, in 1977. In retirement, he enjoyed genealogy research, traveling, and collecting and refinishing antiques. He died on June 8, 2000, and was buried in Boone. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Biographical Dictionary, Iowa Official Register. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Executive Orders Executive Orders issued by Iowa governors. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/services/collections/law-library/govexecorders/execordbranstad Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1983-1999, 2011- Terry Branstad Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Terry E. Branstad, a Republican from Lake Mills, Iowa, was Iowa's 39th Governor and the youngest in the nation. He was born in Winnebago County on November 17, 1946, the son of Rita And Edward Branstad of Forest City. He grew up on the family's century farm near Leland in Winnebago County and graduated from Forest City High School in 1965. He received his B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Iowa in 1969. Following two years in the U.S. Army, where he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Branstad earned his J.D. degree from the Drake University Law School. Governor Branstad and his wife Christine have three grown children, Eric, Allison, and Marcus. In 1997, he chaired the Education Commission of the States, the Republican Governors Association, and the Governors' Ethanol Coalition. He also served as Chair of the National Governors Association during 19891990. Persevering amid the economic recession and farming crisis of the mid-1980's, Iowa became the first state to link every school district in a broadband network. After leaving office, he founded Branstad and Associates, L.L.C. He also was a partner in the firm of Kaufman, Pattee, Branstad & Miller, as well as a financial advisor for Robert W. Baird and Co., Inc. of Iowa's Henry Tippie Business College. In August 2003, Branstad accepted the offer of Des Moines University to become its president. Branstad was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the President's Commission for Excellence in Special Education. The commission was charged with developing a plan to improve the educational performance of students with disabilities. After completing his work with the commission in 2003, Branstad was asked to serve as a member of the National Advisory Council for Positive Action for Teen Health, or PATH. The advisory council encourages action toward detecting adolescent mental illness. In April 2003 Branstad was named to serve as a public member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which comprises both professional and public members who address such issues as student recruitment and professional ethics for CPAs. He served as President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2011; Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Official Register, Wikipedia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. 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Title A name given to the resource Governors of Iowa Description An account of the resource Contributors: Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa and the State Historical Society of Iowa Out of 42 governors from the state of Iowa, two have served twice, both with a twelve year hiatus between the two terms. Governor Samuel Kirkwood served from 1860-1864 and again from 1876-1877. Governor Terry Branstad served from 1983-1999 and was re-elected to a term beginning in 2011. Images and biographies of all Iowa's governors beginning with the first territorial governor in 1838 are included here. There are also links to the Executive Orders of the governors. Pictured here is Governor Ansell Briggs who served from 1846-1850. He was the first Iowa governor to serve following the terms of three Iowa Territory governors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa The State Historical Society of Iowa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1877-1878, Joshua Newbold Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Joshua G. Newbold, Iowa's tenth governor, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania on May 12, 1830. He was the firstborn child of Barzillai and Catherine (Houseman) Newbold. In 1840 the Newbold family left Fayette County for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. There Joshua began his formal education in a common school, later enrolling in a select school taught by Dr. John Lewis, physician and educator who settled in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1878. Joshua returned with his family to Fayette County in 1848. There he taught school, assisted his father in running a flour mill, and began studying medicine. His study of medicine was short-lived. Two years after returning to Fayette County, Joshua married Rachel Farquhar on May 2, 1850. Five children were born to that union. Only two daughters and one son lived to adulthood. In March 1854 the Newbolds moved to Iowa, settling on a farm near Mount Pleasant in Henry County. A year later they moved to Cedar Township, Van Buren County, where Newbold became involved in merchandising and farming. Five years later he returned to Henry County, locating in Hillsboro, continuing in the same fields of labor, and expanding to include stock raising and dealing. During that time, additional Newbold family members migrated to Iowa, including Newbold's parents and his uncle Joshua, who served as pastor of the Hillsboro Free Baptist Church. When President Abraham Lincoln issued a call in 1862 for 600, 000 men, Newbold joined the Union army as a captain, leaving his farm in the hands of his family and his store in the hands of his partner. Newbold served for nearly three years as captain of Company C, 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, organized at Mount Pleasant and mustered in on September 27, 1862. Newbold saw action at Chickasaw Bayou and Vicksburg and was part of Sherman's March to the Sea. Captain Newbold served his last three months as judge advocate at Woodville, Alabama, leaving the army due to a disability just prior to the end of the war. Upon returning to Iowa, Newbold reclaimed his standing in the Hillsboro community and became involved in politics as a state representative for Henry County, serving in the 13th, 14th, and 15th General Assemblies (1870, 1872, 1874). Newbold chaired the School Committee in the 14th session and the Appropriations Committee in the 15th. During the 15th session, he also served as temporary Speaker of the House when the House of Representatives deadlocked during its organization. Elected lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket with Samuel J. Kirkwood in 1875, he became Iowa's ninth governor when Kirkwood resigned on February 1, 1877, to run for the U.S. Senate. Newbold served out Kirkwood's unexpired term, facing such issues as an ever-increasing floating state debt and the inequality of personal property valuations among the counties. By 1880 Newbold and his wife, Rachel, both age 50, were back in Mount Pleasant, with Newbold running a dry-goods and grocery store. Politically a devoted Republican, Newbold's spiritual affiliations varied. Born and raised a Quaker, he spent the greater part of his life as a Free-Will Baptist. In later life, he and his wife joined the Presbyterian church in Mount Pleasant; as chair of the building committee, he was actively involved in the construction of the First Presbyterian Church in 1897. Elected mayor of Mount Pleasant in 1900, he served until his death on June 10, 1903 (he had earlier served as mayor in 1883). Newbold was interred at Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. 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Title A name given to the resource 1937-1939, Nelson Kraschel Subject The topic of the resource Iowa Governors Description An account of the resource Nelson George Kraschel, Iowa's twenty-seventh governor, was born in Macon, Illinois on October 27, 1889. He was the son of Fred K. Kraschel, who farmed near Macon, Illinois, and Nancy Jane (Poe) Kraschel. Nelson Kraschel attended Macon High School and from the age of 17 to 20 farmed his sick father's farm. Then he moved to Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, and became an auctioneerbetween 1910 and 1930 selling $50 million of purebred livestock. In 1913 he married Agnes Johnson, a Harlan schoolteacher. They had three sons and adopted a daughter. Kraschel entered Democratic politics. After being defeated for the state senate in 1922 and after losing the primary for U.S. senator in 1932, he ran successfully for lieutenant governor in 1932 and was re-elected in 1934. He was elected governor in 1936 by only 2, 431 votes out of more than a million votes cast. His greatest triumph was legislation for homestead tax relief. Kraschel urged that sales, personal, and corporation tax revenues should be applied to old age assistance and emergency poor relief, but most should go to homestead tax relief. That would give tax preference to those who lived in their own homes and farms, ""thereby increasing the attractiveness of home ownership which will contribute more than anything else that we can do to insure the stability of our society.""The legislature duly passed the Homestead Tax Exemption Act, which relieved the tax burden on homesteads up to $2, 500 valuation. In January 1937, citing the previous year's drought, Kraschel called for extending the 1933 and 1935 farm debt moratorium laws, which protected 13, 000 farms for their owners. On February 12 the governor issued a proclamation citing the continuing economic emergency that had necessitated the relief acts of 1933 and 1935 and ""a new emergency""the natural disasters of 1936as reasons for renewing the laws. The General Assembly extended three of the four measures, but the Republican Senate blocked the fourth, and the law expired. In 1938 Kraschel intervened in the Maytag Company's industrial dispute at Newton. The company had announced a wage cut and locked out its workers, who called a strike and staged a sit-down in the plant. Under the protection of the National Guard, Kraschel called on the strikers to return to work, the company not to impose the wage cuts, and negotiations to take place on all issues. The strikers returned to work, and eventually a settlement was reached. In 1938 Kraschel faced the same Republican opponent he had defeated by 2, 431 votes in 1936 and lost by nearly 60, 000 votes. Kraschel left office on January 12, 1939.He returned to farming and auctioneering, and made another unsuccessful bid for governor in 1942. Kraschel lost two sons in World War II. He worked as general agent for the Farm Credit Administration of Omaha (1943- 1949) and then returned to his auctioneering and his cattle. He served as an agent for the Farm Credit Administration from 1943 to 1949, and then retired to his farm in Harlan. Governor Nelson G. Kraschel died on March 15, 1957. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Biographical Dictionary of Iowa, National Governor's Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937; 1938; 1939; Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/copyright-notice.html