Samuel J. Kirkwood
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| Samuel Jordan Kirkwood | |
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| In office March 8, 1881 – April 17, 1882 |
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| Preceded by | Carl Schurz |
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| Succeeded by | Henry Moore Teller |
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| Born | December 20, 1813 Harford County, Maryland, USA |
| Died | September 1, 1894 Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894), was an American politician.
Born in Harford County, Maryland, he twice represented Iowa as a United States Senator; first, from 1866 to 1867 and again from 1877 to 1881. Kirkwood first held statewide office as Governor of Iowa from 1860 to 1864. A strong supporter of President Lincoln's policies during the American Civil War, he was active in raising and equipping dozens of regiments of infantry, as well as cavalry and artillery, for the Union Army.
Between his separate terms as a Senator, he was again the Governor of Iowa from 1876 to 1877. He resigned as Governor in 1877 to begin his second term as U.S. Senator. In 1881, Kirkwood resigned his Senate seat to become Secretary of the Interior under President James Garfield. He served as Interior Secretary until 1882. He ran for president in 1886.
Kirkwood was a member of the Republican party. Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is named for the former Iowa Governor and Senator. He was probably a cousin of astronomer Daniel Kirkwood.
Kirkwood died in 1897 in Iowa City, Iowa and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City.
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| Preceded by Ralph P. Lowe |
Governor of Iowa 1860-1864 |
Succeeded by William M. Stone |
| Preceded by James Harlan |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Iowa 1866-1867 |
Succeeded by James Harlan |
| Preceded by Cyrus C. Carpenter |
Governor of Iowa 1876-1877 |
Succeeded by Joshua G. Newbold |
| Preceded by George G. Wright |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Iowa 1877-1881 |
Succeeded by James W. McDill |
| Preceded by Carl Schurz |
United States Secretary of the Interior 1881-1882 |
Succeeded by Henry M. Teller |
| United States Secretaries of the Interior |  |
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| Ewing • McKennan • Stuart • McClelland • Thompson • C Smith • Usher • Harlan • Browning • Cox • Delano • Chandler • Schurz • Kirkwood • Teller • Lamar • Vilas • Noble • M Smith • Francis • Bliss • Hitchcock • Garfield • Ballinger • Fisher • Lane • Payne • Fall • Work • West • Wilbur • Ickes • Krug • Chapman • McKay • Seaton • Udall • Hickel • Morton • Hathaway • Kleppe • Andrus • Watt • Clark • Hodel • Lujan • Babbitt • Norton • Kempthorne |
| Governors of Iowa |  |
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| Briggs • Hempstead • Grimes • Lowe • Kirkwood • Stone • Merrill • Carpenter • Kirkwood • Newbold • Gear • Sherman • Larrabee • Boies • Jackson • Drake • Shaw • Cummins • Garst • Carroll • Clarke • Harding • Kendall • Hammill • Turner • Herring • Kraschel • Wilson • Hickenlooper • Blue • Beardsley • Elthon • Hoegh • Loveless • Erbe • Hughes • Fulton • Ray • Branstad • Vilsack • Culver |
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