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James Wilson Grimes

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James Wilson Grimes

Birth
Deering, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
7 Feb 1872 (aged 55)
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
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Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Block 71 Lot 4 Grave 2
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US Senator, 3rd Iowa Governor. Elected as Governor of Iowa, serving from 1854 to 1858. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from Iowa, serving from 1859 to 1869, when ill health forced his resignation. He was a member of the US Senate throughout the entire length of the Civil War, and was a member of the failed 1861 Peace Commission that unsuccessfully attempted to avert the war.
US Senator, 3rd Iowa Governor. Elected as Governor of Iowa, serving from 1854 to 1858. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from Iowa, serving from 1859 to 1869, when ill health forced his resignation. He was a member of the US Senate throughout the entire length of the Civil War, and was a member of the failed 1861 Peace Commission that unsuccessfully attempted to avert the war.

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  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Jan 28, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6133197/james_wilson-grimes: accessed ), memorial page for James Wilson Grimes (20 Oct 1816–7 Feb 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6133197, citing Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.