Frank Steunenberg
| Frank Steunenberg | |
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| 4th Governor of Idaho | |
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In office January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1901 |
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| Lieutenant |
George F. Moore J. H. Hutchinson |
| Preceded by | William J. McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Frank W. Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 8, 1861 Keokuk, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1905 (aged 44) Caldwell, Idaho |
| Resting place | Canyon Hill Cemetery Caldwell, Idaho |
| Political party | Democratic, Populist |
| Spouse(s) | Belle Keppel Steunenberg |
| Children | 3 sons, 2 daughters |
| Residence | 1602 Dearborn Street Caldwell, Idaho (burned down in 1913) |
| Profession | Newspaper Publisher, Politician |
Frank Steunenberg (August 8, 1861 – December 30, 1905) was the fourth Governor of the State of Idaho, serving from 1897 until 1901. He is perhaps best known for his 1905 assassination by one-time union member Harry Orchard, who was also a paid informant for the Cripple Creek Mine Owners' Association. Orchard attempted to implicate leaders of the radical Western Federation of Miners in the assassination. The labor leaders were found not guilty in two trials, but Orchard spent the rest of his life in prison.
Born in Keokuk, Iowa, and raised in Knoxville, Steunenberg was the fourth of ten children of Bernardus and Cornelia (Keppel) Steunenberg, with five brothers and four sisters. He attended Iowa State College at Ames and then went on to become a printer's apprentice and publisher. In 1881 he was hired by the Des Moines Register in Des Moines. Steunenberg later published a newspaper in Knoxville until 1886, when he moved west and settled in Caldwell, Idaho Territory, where he joined his younger brother Albert K. Steunenberg (1863–1907) in taking over the Caldwell Tribune for six years.
Steunenberg became active in politics in Caldwell and Idaho gained statehood in 1890. He was elected to the first state legislature that fall at age 29 as a fusion candidate, endorsed by both the Democratic and Populist Parties.
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