Ansel Briggs

Ansel Briggs
1st Governor of Iowa
In office
December 28, 1846 – December 4, 1850
Preceded byJames Clarke
as Territorial Governor of Iowa
Succeeded byStephen P. Hempstead
Personal details
BornFebruary 3, 1806
Shoreham, Vermont
DiedMay 5, 1881 (age 75)
Omaha, Nebraska
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Frances Carpenter (briefly)
Nancy M. Dunlap (died 1847)[1]
Childrensix died in infancy[1]
Ansel Jr. (died age 15)[1]
John[1]
Alma materNorwich Academy
ProfessionEntrepreneur

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).

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