were acquired by promises of patronage jobs and cash cards. In 1869, after suffering a stroke, Grimes formally resigned from the Senate on December 6, 1869. Death and legacy Grimes died in Burlington on February 7, 1872, aged 55. He is buried in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. The plot of land that his home was once located on is now home to an elementary school that bears his name. The town of Grimes, Iowa, is named for Grimes, as well as the Grimes State Office Building in Des Moines. References External links . Includes Guide to Research Collections where his papers are located. Brief bio of James Grimes from Spartacus Educational. 1816 births 1872 deaths People from Deering, New Hampshire American Congregationalists Iowa Whigs Iowa Republicans Republican Party United States senators from Iowa Governors of Iowa Whig Party state governors of the United States Members of the Iowa Territorial Legislature Politicians from Burlington, Iowa 19th-century American politicians Iowa lawyers Dartmouth College alumni People of Iowa in the American Civil War Union (American Civil War) political leaders 19th-century American lawyers