Ansel Briggs | |
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| 1st Governor of Iowa | |
| In office December 28, 1846 – December 4, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | James Clarke as Territorial Governor of Iowa |
| Succeeded by | Stephen P. Hempstead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1806 Shoreham, Vermont |
| Died | May 5, 1881 (age 75) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Carpenter (briefly) Nancy M. Dunlap (died 1847)[1] |
| Children | six died in infancy[1] Ansel Jr. (died age 15)[1] John[1] |
| Alma mater | Norwich Academy |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
Ansel Briggs (February 3, 1806 – May 5, 1881) was an American pioneer who rose from a stagecoach driver to a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives (1842–1846) and the first Governor of Iowa (1846–1850).