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James W. Grimes

James W. Grimes

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Biography

Born 1816-10-20 · Died 1872-02-07

American politician, Iowa (1816-1872)

Occupations

  • politician
  • lawyer
  • farmer
  • governor
  • jurist

Terms in office & positions

  • governor of Iowa — 1854-12-09 – 1858-01-13
  • United States senator — 1859-03-04 – 1861-03-04
  • United States senator — 1861-03-04 – 1863-03-04
  • United States senator — 1863-03-04 – 1865-03-04
  • United States senator — 1865-03-04 – 1867-03-04
  • United States senator — 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04
  • United States senator — 1869-03-04 – 1869-12-06
  • senator

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Offices & 2026 races

No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.