Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (
December 20,
1813 -
September 1,
1894), 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. 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.
Kirkwood was a member of the Republican party. Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is named for the former Iowa Governor and Senator.
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