James W. Grimes
| James Wilson Grimes | |
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United States Senator from Iowa |
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In office March 4, 1859 – December 6, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | James B. Howell |
| 3rd Governor of Iowa | |
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In office December 9, 1854 – January 13, 1858 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen P. Hempstead |
| Succeeded by | Ralph P. Lowe |
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October 20, 1816 Deering, New Hampshire |
| Died | February 7, 1872 (aged 55) Burlington, Iowa |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872) was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa.
Born in Deering, New Hampshire, Grimes graduated from Hampton Academy and attended Dartmouth College. He studied law, moved west and commenced practice in a settlement in 'Black Hawk Purchase', Wisconsin Territory, that was later incorporated as Burlington, Iowa. He also farmed. Grimes served as a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives for 1838 – 1839 and 1843 – 1844 terms. He served as Governor of Iowa from 1854 to 1858. While elected as a Whig in 1854, he was a guiding light in the Republican Party's establishment in Iowa in 1855 and 1856.
Grimes was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1859 and reelected in 1865. He served in the Senate from March 4, 1859, until December 6, 1869, when he resigned due to ill health.
In the Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (in the 37th and 38th Congresses), and the Committee on Naval Affairs (in the 39th through 41st Congresses). He also served on the Joint Committee on Reconstruction which drafted the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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