Samuel J. Kirkwood

Biography

Born 1813-12-20 · Died 1894-09-01

American politician (1813-1894)

Occupations

• politician
• lawyer
• teacher
• governor
• jurist
• prosecutor

Terms in office & positions

• member of the State Senate of Iowa
• governor of Iowa — 1876-01-13 – 1877-02-01
• United States Secretary of the Interior — 1881-03-08 – 1882-04-17
• governor of Iowa — 1860-01-11 – 1864-01-14
• United States senator — 1866-01-13 – 1867-03-03
• United States senator — 1877-03-04 – 1879-03-04
• United States senator — 1879-03-04 – 1881-03-04
• United States senator — 1881-03-04 – 1881-03-07
• senator
• interior minister

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Offices & 2026 races

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