Territory of Iowa

REGISTER OF THE TERRITORY OF IOWA
Iowa Official Register 1909-1910
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TERRITORIAL OFFICERS

     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.

DELEGATES IN CONGRESS.

     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.

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.

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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