of
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 374-375
JUDGE RALPH P. LOWE. Judge Ralph P. Lowe was born in 1808, and came from his native state, Ohio, to Iowa, in 1840, locating in Muscatine, where he bought a farm, which he improved. He began the practice of law and took an active part in local affairs. He was of recognized ability in questions of public policy. Shortly after his arrival he was chosen as a representative from Muscatine county to the constitutional convention of 1844. In 1850 he removed to Lee county and was there elected district judge, where he served from 1852 to 1857. In the latter year he was elected governor of Iowa on the republican ticket and was the first to hold that office under the new constitution. In 1859 he was judge of the supreme court and was chosen as chief justice in 1860. This latter honor also fell to his lot in 1866. He took up his residence in Washington in 1874, where he died December 22, 1883.
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