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Early Iowa Legislators of 1841 Echo Stories in Johnson County
The 1841 Iowa City legislature comprised tall, disciplined pioneers famed for plain dress and decorum. Notables included Jonathan W. Parker, Jesse B. Brown, Edward Johnstone, Serranus Hastings, Shepherd Leffler, Gideon S. Balder, George Green, Warner Lewis, Caleb H. Booth, Thomas Baker, William L. Toole, James Grant, Joseph H. Robertson, and Henry Felkner. Their era featured strong civic ties, social hospitality, and modest prices for flour, beef, pork, venison, and other essentials amid frontier life.
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Iowa City
Heigth
House of Lords
England
Iowa
Browne
Johnstone
Felkner
Parker
Hastings
South
Leffler
George Green
New York
Buffalo
Ivanhoe
Linon County
Lins County
Dubuque
Supreme Court
Warner Lewis
Caleb H. Booth
Thomas Baker
Lewis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Booth
Dubauque
C Lewis
William L
Robertson
Oakland
Johnson
Henry Felxner
Johnson County