Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894), was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Read more about Samuel J. Kirkwood: Early Life and Career, Governorship: The Coppock Incident and The Civil War, Senate and Secretary of The Interior, Memorials
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