James Wilson Grimes
Born
October 20, 1816 Deering, New Hampshire, USA
Died
February 7, 1872 Burlington, Iowa, USA

James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872), born in Deering, New Hampshire, was an American politician, serving as the Whig governor of and senator from Iowa. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1597x2000, 843 KB)TITLE: Hon. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Deering is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 110 km 305 km 3. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Burlington is a city located in Des Moines County, Iowa. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Deering is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 110 km 305 km 3. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... While the Whigs (along with the Tories) are often described as one of the two political parties in late 17th to mid 19th century Great Britain, it is more accurate to describe them as loose political groupings or tendencies. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ...

Grimes graduated from Hampton Academy; attended Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; studied law; moved west and commenced practice in the 'Black Hawk Purchase', Wisconsin Territory, afterward the site of Burlington, Iowa. He also engaged in agriculture. Grimes served as a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives 1838–1839, 1843–1844. He served as Governor of Iowa 1854–1858; Dartmouth College, incorporated as Trustees of Dartmouth College, is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Dartmouth Colleges Baker Library is a prominent feature at the center of Hanover Located on the Connecticut River in the state of New Hampshire, United States, Hanover has a population of 10,850. ... Chief Black Hawk The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern section of the United States. ... Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836. ... Burlington is a city located in Des Moines County, Iowa. ... Iowa Territory was an organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1838 until December 28, 1846 when it became Iowa, the 29th state. ... This is a list of Governors of Iowa: See also Iowa Iowa Territory Governors of Iowa Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Iowa ...

Grimes was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1859 and reelected in 1865 He served from March 4, 1859, until December 6, 1869, when he resigned due to ill health. He served as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (37th and 38th Congresses), the Committee on Naval Affairs (39th through 41st Congresses). In 1861 Grimes was a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending Civil War. He voted against convicting Andrew Johnson after Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1868. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Dates of Sessions 1861-1863 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from July 4, 1861 to August 6, 1861. ... The Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States began on March 4, 1865 and ended on March 3, 1867. ... Dates of Sessions 1869-1871 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from March 4, 1869 to April 10, 1869. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America between the United States of America, called the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the Union. ... Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the sixteenth Vice President (1865) and the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ...

Grimes died in Burlington, Iowa, February 7, 1872.

External links

• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USACWgrimes.htm
• bioguide.congress.gov: James Wilson Grimes