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Robert Lucas, appointed 1838.
John Chambers, appointed 1841.
James Clarke, appointed November, 1845.
William B. Conway, appointed 1838; died in office, November, 1839.
James Clarke, appointed 1839.
O.H. W. Stull, appointed 1841.
Samuel J. Burr, appointed 1843.
Jesse Williams, appointed 1845.
TERRITORIAL AUDITORS.
Office created January 7, 1840.
Jesse Williams, appointed January 14, 1840
William L. Gilbert, appointed January 23, 1843; re-appointed February 27, 1844.
Robert M. Secrest, appointed 1845.
TERRITORIAL TREASURERS.
Office created January 24, 1839.
Thornton Bayless, appointed January 23, 1839.
Morgan Reno, appointed 1840.
TERRITORIAL AGENTS.
Office created January 14, 1841; abolished May 29, 1845.
Jesse Williams, appointed January 15, 1841.
John M. Colman, appointed in 1842; re-appointed February 15, 1843, and February 12, 1844.
Anson Hart, appointed 1844 or 1845.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Office created February 12, 1841; abolished March 9, 1842.
William Reynolds, appointed in 1841.
COMMISSIONERS TO LOCATE THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AT IOWA CITY.
Under Act approved January 21, 1839.
Chauncey Swan, appointed January 18, 1839.
John Rolands, appointed January 18, 1839.
Robert Ralston, appointed January 18, 1839.
Legislated out of office January 14, 1841.
Charles Mason, chief justice, 1838t to 1846.
Joseph Williams, associate justice, 1838 to 1846.
Thomas S. Wilson, associate justice, 1838 to 1846.
Thornton Bayless, clerk, 1838 to 1839.
George S. Hampton, clerk, 1839 to 1846.
Eastin Morris, reporter, 1843 to 1846.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FOR THE TERRITORY.
Isaac Van Allen, appointed 1838.
Charles Weston, appointed 1840.
John D. Dreshler, appointed 1843.
Edward Johnston, Fort Madison, appointed 1845 and 1846.
Francis Gehon, appointed 1838.
Thomas Johnson, appointed 1841.
Isaac Leffler, appointed 1842.
Gideon S. Bailey, Van Buren county; appointed in 1845 and 1846.
William W. Chapman, in Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses.
Francis Gehon. *
Augustus C. Dodge, in the Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses.
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* Elected in 1839, but appears never to have acted as delegate.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS OF IOWA
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Convened at Iowa City, October 7, 1844. Adjourned November 1, 1844.
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COUNTIES REPRESENTED |
NAMES OF MEMBERS |
| Lee |
Charles Staley, Alexander Kerr, David
Galland, Calvin J. Price, James Marsh, John Thompson,
Henry M. Salmon, O.S.X. Peck |
| Des Moines |
James Clarke, Henry Robinson, John D.
Wright, Shepherd Leffler, Andrew Hooten, Enos Lowe,
John Ripley, George Hepner. |
| Van Buren |
Elisha Cutler, Jr., John Davidson,
Paul Brattain, David Ferguson, Gideon S. Bailey, John
Hale, Jr. Thomas Chariton |
| Jefferson |
Robert Brown, Hardin Butler, Sulifand
S. Ross, James I. Murray, Samuel Whitmore. |
| Henry |
Joseph C. Hawkins, George Hobson, John
H. Randolph, Jonathan C. Hall, Joseph D. Hoag |
| Washington |
Wm. R. Harrison, Enoch Ross, Caleb B.
Campbell |
| Louisa |
John Brookbank, Wm. L. Toole, Wright
Williams |
| Muscatine |
Jonathan E. Fletcher, Ralph P. Lowe,
Elijah Sells |
| Johnson |
Robert Lucas, Samuel H. McCrory, Henry
Felkner |
| Linn |
Thomas J. McKean, Samuel W. Durham,
Luman M. Strong |
| Cedar |
Samuel A Bissell, James H. Gower |
| Scott |
James Grant, Andrew W. Campbell,
Ebenezer Cook. |
| Clinton |
Lyman Evans, Ralph R. Benedict |
| Jones |
John Taylor |
| Jackson |
Joseph S. Kirkpatrick, William Morden,
Richard B. Wyckoff |
| Wapello |
William H. Galbraith, William W.
Chapman |
| Davis |
J.C. Blankinship, Samuel W. McAtee. |
| Keokuk |
Richard Quinton |
| Mahaska |
Van B. Delashmutt, Stephen B. Shelleay |
| Dubuque, Delaware, Black Hawk, and
Fayette |
Francis Gehon, Edward Langworthy,
Theophilus Crawford, Stephen Hempstead, Samuel B.
Olmstead, Michael O'Brien |
Shepherd Leffler, elected president October 7th
George S. Hampton, elected secretary October 7th
The constitution adopted by this convention was rejected by the people at an election
held on the 4th day of August, 1845, there being 7,235 votes cast "for the constitution,"
and 7,656 votes cast "against the constitution."
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Convened at Iowa City, May 4, 1846. Adjourned May 19, 1846.
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COUNTIES REPRESENTED |
NAMES OF MEMBERS |
| Lee |
David Galland, Josiah Kent, George
Berry |
| Des Moines |
Enos Lowe, Shepherd Leffler, George W.
Bowie |
| Van Buren |
Thomas Dibble, Erastus Hoskins,
William Steele |
| Jefferson |
Sullifand S. Ross, William G. Coop |
| Henry |
George Hobson, Alvin Saunders |
| Davis |
John J. Selman |
| Appanoose and Monroe |
Wareham G. Clark |
| Wapello |
Joseph H. Hedrick |
| Iowa, Marion, Polk and Jasper |
John Conrey |
| Mahaska |
Stephen B. Shelledy |
| Keokuk |
Sanford Harned |
| Washington |
Stewart Goodrell |
| Louisa |
John Ronalds |
| Muscatine |
J. Scott Richman |
| Johnson |
Curtis Bates |
| Linn and Benton |
Socrates H. Tryon |
| Cedar |
Samuel A. Bissell |
| Scott |
James Grant |
| Clinton |
Henry P. Haun |
| Jackson |
William Hubbell |
| Jones |
Sylvester G. Matson |
| Clayton |
David Olmstead |
| Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan, Fayette,
Black Hawk |
Thomas McCraney, Francis K. O'Ferrall. |
Enos Lowe, elected president May 4th.
William Thompson elected secretary May 4th.
The constitution adopted by this convention was
adopted by the people at an election held on the 3d day of
August, 1846,there being 9,492 votes cast "for the
constitution" and 9,036 votes cast "against the
constitution." This constitution was presented to congress
in December, 1846, and on the 28th of the same month an
act was passed for the admission of Iowa into the Union.
The first election for state officers was held on the 26th
day of October, 1846, pursuant to proclamation of
Gov. James Clarke, when Ansel Briggs was elected governor;
Elisha Cutler Jr., secretary of state; Joseph T. Fales,
auditor, and Morgan Reno, treasurer.
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