James Harlan (Iowa politician)

James Harlan
United States Senator
from Iowa
In office
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
Preceded bySamuel J. Kirkwood
Succeeded byWilliam B. Allison
In office
January 29, 1857 – May 15, 1865
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded bySamuel J. Kirkwood
In office
March 4, 1855 – January 5, 1857
Preceded byAugustus C. Dodge
Succeeded byVacant
8th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
May 16, 1865 – August 31, 1866
PresidentAndrew Johnson
Preceded byJohn Usher
Succeeded byOrville Browning
Personal details
Born(1820-08-26)August 26, 1820
Clark County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 1899(1899-10-05) (aged 79)
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyWhig (Before 1855)
Free Soil (1855–1857)
Republican (1857–1899)
Spouse
Ann Eliza Peck
(m. 1845; died 1884)
Children4, including Mary
EducationDePauw University (BA)
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James Harlan (August 26, 1820 – October 5, 1899) was an attorney and politician, a member of the United States Senate, a U.S. Cabinet Secretary at the United States Department of Interior under President Andrew Johnson, and a Federal Judge.