James Harlan (Iowa politician)

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.

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)
Signature
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