Samuel J. Kirkwood
Former Governor of Iowa
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood was an American politician who twice served as governor of Iowa, twice as a U.S. Senator from Iowa, and as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Wikipedia
Born: December 20, 1813, Harford County, MD
Died: September 1, 1894 (age 80 years), Iowa City, IA
Party: Republican Party
Previous offices: United States Secretary of the Interior (1881–1882), Senator (1877–1881), Governor of Iowa (1876–1877), and more
Organization founded: Republican Party of Iowa
Education: Vermillion Institute