Samuel J. Kirkwood

Samuel Kirkwood
14th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
March 8, 1881 – April 17, 1882
PresidentJames A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Preceded byCarl Schurz
Succeeded byHenry M. Teller
United States Senator
from Iowa
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 7, 1881
Preceded byGeorge G. Wright
Succeeded byJames W. McDill
In office
January 13, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Preceded byJames Harlan
Succeeded byJames Harlan
5th and 9th Governor of Iowa
In office
January 13, 1876 – February 1, 1877
LieutenantJoshua G. Newbold
Preceded byCyrus C. Carpenter
Succeeded byJoshua G. Newbold
In office
January 11, 1860 – January 14, 1864
LieutenantNicholas J. Rusch
John R. Needham
Preceded byRalph P. Lowe
Succeeded byWilliam M. Stone
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
1856–1859
Constituency6th district
Personal details
Born
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood

(1813-12-20)December 20, 1813
Harford County, Maryland, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1894(1894-09-01) (aged 80)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Resting placeOakland Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Clark
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Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894) 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.

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