and receiver of the Iowa Central Railroad (later the St. Louis & St. Paul Railroad). He also served as president of the Iowa State Horticultural Society and of the First National Bank in Grinnell. He died of throat disease, complicated by asthma, at his home in Grinnell on March 31, 1891. He was interred in Hazelwood Cemetery. Works Articles on his life and his obituary are available from the online resources from Drake Library in Grinnell, Iowa. Many additional materials are available in the Grinnell Room Archives at Drake Library. An article in the Grinnell College Undergraduate Research Journal provides many biographical details as well as an extensive reference list. See also List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office References External links 1821 births 1891 deaths 19th-century American clergy 19th-century American politicians American Congregationalist ministers Auburn Theological Seminary alumni Congregationalist abolitionists Grinnell College people Republican Party Iowa state senators Oneida Institute alumni People from Grinnell, Iowa People from New Haven, Vermont People from Poweshiek County, Iowa Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa Underground Railroad people