Ansel Briggs (born February 3, 1806 in Shoreham, Vermont; died May 5, 1881 in Omaha, Nebraska), the first Governor of Iowa, served between December 3, 1846 and December 4, 1850. Following the end of Briggs' term as Governor, Stephen P. Hempstead (born October 1, 1812 in New London, Connecticut; died February 16, 1883 in Dubuque, Iowa) became the second Governor of Iowa, serving between December 4, 1850 and December 9, 1854.
Ansel Briggs was the first Governor of Iowa, from 1846 to 1850.
The first governor of the state was Ansel Briggs, who served from December 3, 1846 to December 4, 1850.
Ansel Briggs (born February 3, 1806 in Shoreham, Vermont; died May 5, 1881 in Omaha, Nebraska), the first Governor of Iowa, served between December 3, 1846 and December 4, 1850.
Albert B. Cummins (born February 15, 1850 in Greene County, Pennsylvania; died July 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa) succeeded Leslie Mortier Shaw as the eighteenth Governor of Iowa, serving between January 16, 1902 and November 24, 1908. Following the end of Cummins' term as Governor, Warren Garst (born December 4, 1850 in Dayton, Ohio; died October 5, 1924) became the nineteenth Governor of Iowa, serving between November 24, 1908 and January 14, 1909.
Stephen P. Hempstead (born October 1, 1812 in New London, Connecticut; died February 16, 1883 in Dubuque, Iowa) succeeded Ansel Briggs as the second Governor of Iowa, serving between December 4, 1850 and December 9, 1854, including the whole of 1851.
Stephen P. Hempstead (born October 1, 1812 in New London, Connecticut; died February 16, 1883 in Dubuque, Iowa) succeeded Ansel Briggs as the second Governor of Iowa, serving between December 4, 1850 and December 9, 1854, including the whole of 1852.
Stephen P. Hempstead (born October 1, 1812 in New London, Connecticut; died February 16, 1883 in Dubuque, Iowa) succeeded Ansel Briggs as the second Governor of Iowa, serving between December 4, 1850 and December 9, 1854, including the whole of 1853.
Ansel Briggs (born February 3, 1806 in Shoreham, Vermont; died May 5, 1881 in Omaha, Nebraska), the first Governor of Iowa, served between December 3, 1846 and December 4, 1850, including the whole of 1847.
Ansel Briggs (born February 3, 1806 in Shoreham, Vermont; died May 5, 1881 in Omaha, Nebraska), the first Governor of Iowa, served between December 3, 1846 and December 4, 1850, including the whole of 1848.
Ansel Briggs (born February 3, 1806 in Shoreham, Vermont; died May 5, 1881 in Omaha, Nebraska), the first Governor of Iowa, served between December 3, 1846 and December 4, 1850, including the whole of 1849.
There are no term limits for Governor in Iowa.
Iowa's first state governor was Democrat Ansel Briggs. He took office on December 3, 1846 until December 4, 1850. Before he became governor, he was a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives.