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27 Sep 2019

Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Reynolds was born in Osceola, Iowa. He grew up on a 500-acre family farm in southern Warren County and developed a lifelong passion for the outdoors. Mr. Reynolds earned a…

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27 Sep 2019

Kim Reynolds

As Iowa’s 43rd Governor, Kim Reynolds is determined to make sure that Iowa’s success is every Iowan’s success. At age 57, Governor Reynolds earned a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State…

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04 Nov 2018

Ansel Briggs

ANSEL BRIGGS, Iowa's first governor, was born in Vermont on February 3, 1806. His education was attained in the common schools of Vermont and at the Norwich Academy in Connecticut.…

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04 Nov 2018

Stephen Hempstead

STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD, Iowa's second governor, was born in New London, Connecticut, on October 1, 1812. He was educated in the New London common schools and attended Illinois College at Jacksonville…

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04 Nov 2018

James Wilson Grimes

JAMES WILSON GRIMES, Iowa's third governor, was born in Deering, New Hampshire, on October 20, 1816. He was educated at the Hampton Academy and at Dartmouth College. He studied law,…

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04 Nov 2018

Ralph Phillips Lowe

RALPH PHILLIPS LOWE, Iowa's fourth governor, was born in Warren County, Ohio on November 27, 1805. After graduating from Miami University in 1829, he studied law in Alabama, and then…

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04 Nov 2018

Samuel Jordan Kirkwood

SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD, Iowa's fifth and ninth governor, was born in Harford County, Maryland on December 20, 1813. His education was attained at the John McLeod Academy in Washington, D.C.…

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04 Nov 2018

William Milo Stone

WILLIAM M. STONE, Iowa's sixth governor, was born in Jefferson County, New York on October 14, 1827. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Ohio. After…

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04 Nov 2018

Samuel Merrill

SAMUEL MERRILL, Iowa's seventh governor, was born in Turner, Maine on August 7, 1822. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Maine. In 1847, Merrill and…

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04 Nov 2018

Cyrus Clay Carpenter

CYRUS C. CARPENTER, Iowa's eighth governor, was born near Harford, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1829. His education was attained in the common schools in Pennsylvania and at the Harford Academy.…

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04 Nov 2018

Joshua G. Newbold

JOSHUA G. NEWBOLD, Iowa's tenth governor, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania on May 12, 1830. His education was attained in the common schools of Pennsylvania and at an academy…

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04 Nov 2018

John Henry Gear

JOHN H. GEAR, Iowa's eleventh governor, was born in Ithaca, New York on April 7, 1825. His education was attained at a military post at Fort Snelling on the Mississippi…

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