The following is a list of events of the year 1846 in Iowa.
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Incumbents
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editEvents
edit- 1846 Iowa Senate election[1]
- December 3 – Ansel Briggs is elected as the first governor of Iowa during the 1846 Iowa gubernatorial election.[2][3]
- December 28 – The Iowa Territory is admitted to the union of the United States as the 29th U.S state.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senator John Jackson Selman". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ansel Briggs". National Governors Association. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "IA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Final Act of Congress to Admit the State of Iowa into the Union, December 28, 1846". State Historical Society of Iowa.