List of Iowa Attorneys General
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The List of Iowa Attorneys General includes those elected to and appointed to the post of (U.S. state of) Iowa Attorney General; the office was created February 9, 1853.
[edit] Duties
(As stated in Iowa Law)
The powers and duties of the office include: representing the departments and agencies of state government; taking action for citizens in consumer protection and other areas; enforcing the state's environmental protection laws; playing a central role in the criminal justice system; and providing assistance and advocacy for the victims of crime. The Attorney General also issues legal opinions on questions of law submitted by elected or appointed state officials and defends all tort claim actions against the state.
| Name[2][3] | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| David C. Cloud | 1853 | 1856 | |
| Samuel A. Rice | 1856 | 1861 | |
| Charles C. Nourse | 1861 | 1865 | |
| Isaac L. Allen | 1865 | 1866 | |
| Frederick E. Bissell | 1866 | 1867 | |
| Henry O'Connor | 1867 | 1872 | |
| Marsena E. Cutts | 1872 | 1877 | Republican |
| John F. McJunkin | 1877 | 1881 | |
| Smith McPherson | 1881 | 1885 | Republican |
| Andrew J. Baker | 1885 | 1889 | |
| John Y. Stone | 1889 | 1895 | |
| Milton Remley | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Charles W. Mullan | 1901 | 1907 | |
| John F. Riggs | 1907 | 1909 | |
| Howard Webster Byers | 1909 | 1911 | |
| George Cosson | 1911 | 1917 | |
| H. M. Havner | 1917 | 1921 | |
| Ben J. Gibson | 1921 | 1927 | |
| John Fletcher | 1927 | 1933 | |
| Edward L. O'Connor | 1933 | 1937 | |
| John H. Mitchell | 1937 | 1938 | |
| Fred D. Everett | 1939 | 1940 | Republican |
| John M. Rankin | 1941 | 1947 | Republican |
| Robert L. Larson | 1947 | 1953 | Republican |
| Leo Hoegh | 1953 | 1955 | Republican |
| Dayton Countryman | 1955 | 1957 | Republican |
| Norman A. Erbe | 1957 | 1961 | Republican |
| Evan Hultman | 1961 | 1965 | |
| Lawrence F. Scalise | 1965 | 1967 | |
| Richard C. Turner | 1967 | 1979 | |
| Thomas John Miller | 1979 | 1990 | Democrat |
| Bonnie J. Campbell | 1991 | 1994 | Democrat |
| Thomas John Miller | 1994 | present | Democrat |
[edit] References
- ^ (1999-2000) Iowa Official Register. Iowa Secretary of State, 20.
- ^ various Iowa Official Registers. Iowa. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ History of Iowa Vol. III Directory of Public Officials. Iowa History Project. GenWeb.
