Joshua G. Newbold
Joshua G. Newbold | |
|---|---|
Governor of Iowa | |
| In office February 1, 1877 – January 17, 1878 | |
| Lieutenant | Henry Rothert (acting) |
| Preceded by | Samuel J. Kirkwood |
| Succeeded by | John H. Gear |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1830 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1903 (aged 73) Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Joshua Gaskill Newbold (May 12, 1830 – June 10, 1903) was the
tenth Governor of Iowa
.
Early life
Newbold grew up in a
Baptist
. He moved to Iowa in 1854, where he was a farmer.
Civil war service
He joined the
Atlanta Campaign, and Sherman's March to the Sea
.
Postbellum
Newbold served in the
Lieutenant Governor as a Republican in 1876, and succeeded to the governorship when Samuel J. Kirkwood resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate
.
From 1899 to 1903, Newbold was mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he died and was buried in the Forest Home cemetery in 1903.