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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...
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    Samuel Kirkwood is a bronze statue created by Vinnie Ream and placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol Building in Washington, D...
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    Iowa governor, with two of those serving multiple distinct terms, Samuel J. Kirkwood and Terry Branstad. The current governor, Kim Reynolds, is the first...
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    Schurz Missouri March 12, 1877 March 7, 1881 Rutherford B. Hayes 14 Samuel J. Kirkwood Iowa March 8, 1881 April 17, 1882 James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur...
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    the United States Capitol, along with one of pioneer Iowa Governor Samuel Kirkwood (each state may install two statues for display in the Capitol). The...
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    name was changed to Kirkwood in honor of the former governor of Iowa, Samuel J. Kirkwood. According to the 2010 census, Kirkwood has a total area of 0...
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    order to elect the governor of Iowa. Incumbent Republican governor Samuel J. Kirkwood was re-elected against Democratic nominee William H. Merritt and several...
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    Secretary of the Navy, Robert Todd Lincoln as Secretary of War, and Samuel J. Kirkwood of Iowa as Secretary of the Interior. New York was represented by...
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    President Chester Arthur named Teller secretary of the interior after Samuel Kirkwood resigned on April 17 of that year. As interior secretary, Teller had...
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    November 7, 1870 President Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Preceded by Samuel J. Kirkwood Succeeded by Christopher Columbus Andrews Member of the U.S. House...
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    Governor of Iowa. Republican nominee and incumbent Iowa Senate member Samuel J. Kirkwood defeated Democratic nominee and former United States Ambassador to...
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    cities. Much of Iowa's support for the Union can be attributed to Samuel J. Kirkwood, its first wartime governor. Of a total population of 675,000, about...
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    1969, the college officially changed its name to Kirkwood Community College, after Samuel J. Kirkwood, an early abolitionist and Iowa's American Civil...
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  • first military headquarters just before the Civil War by Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood. In November 1865, the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home was opened in...
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    Vicksburg campaign, his own troops joined General Grant and Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood in petitioning for Dodge's promotion. Dodge led an expedition to Northern...
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  • delegations from Iowa Elections in Iowa Clark, pp. 17–46, 72–79. Clark, p. 141: Kirkwood 118 votes, John Thompson Stoneman (Democratic) 20 Clark, p. 141: Harlan...
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    Kenna, West Virginia William King, Maine Fr. Eusebio Kino, Arizona Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, Iowa Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Wisconsin Jason Lee, Oregon Robert...
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    United States Capitol rotunda. Ream's Statue of Sequoyah and Statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood are both part of the National Statuary Hall collection. Other notable...
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    citizens dissatisfied with the existing Whig and Democratic Parties. Samuel J. Kirkwood, abolitionist and later Iowa's Civil War governor, is credited as...
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  • Robert C. Kirkwood (1909–1964), United States politician in California Sam Kirkwood (1910–1980), Irish athlete in football Samuel J. Kirkwood (1813–1894)...
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    During the subsequent Civil War, he was on the staff of Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood, who ordered him to help the state raise regiments for the war. He...
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    Daniel Kirkwood (September 27, 1814 – June 11, 1895) was an American astronomer. Kirkwood was born in Harford County, Maryland, to John and Agnes (née...
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    placekicker. Jason McCartney, professional cyclist, Team RadioShack. Samuel J. Kirkwood, Governor of Iowa, Senator from Iowa, Secretary of the Interior. Steven...
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    party had nativist elements, especially against Catholics. In 1859, Samuel J. Kirkwood was nominated for governor and defeated Democrat Augustus C. Dodge...
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    Bissell of Illinois, Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, Samuel J. Kirkwood of Iowa, Ralph Metcalf of New Hampshire, Lot Morrill of Maine and...
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    had been recommended by Blaine. Finally, when Interior Secretary Samuel J. Kirkwood resigned that same month, Arthur appointed Henry M. Teller, a Colorado...
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    post, on Blaine's recommendation. Finally, when Interior Secretary Samuel J. Kirkwood resigned that same month, Arthur appointed Henry M. Teller, a Colorado...
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    1866–67 special and 1870–71 United States Senate elections, losing to Samuel J. Kirkwood and James B. Howell, respectively. Stoneman was twice a United States...
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  • 36th (1859–1861) 37th (1861–1863) 38th (1863–1865) 39th (1865–1867) Samuel J. Kirkwood (R) 40th (1867–1869) James Harlan (R) 41st (1869–1871) James B. Howell...
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    the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020. "Samuel Jordan Kirkwood". Architect of the Capitol. Archived from the original on December...
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