▁Iowa ▁Territ ory ▁was ▁organized ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁appointed ▁colon el ▁of ▁state ▁troops ▁and ▁receiver ▁of ▁public ▁money ▁at ▁Fair field . ▁Wal lace ▁ran ▁an ▁un success ful ▁campaign ▁for ▁delegate ▁from ▁Iowa ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁State ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁but ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Legisl ature ▁instead ▁selected ▁Democr ats ▁George ▁Wal lace ▁Jones ▁and ▁August us ▁C . ▁D odge . ▁Wal lace ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁they ▁remained ▁good ▁friends ▁until ▁Lincoln ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁Washington ▁Territ ory ▁by ▁President ▁Lincoln , ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁never ▁took ▁office ▁as ▁governor . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁chosen ▁for ▁those ▁roles ▁in ▁Washington ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁served ▁a ▁single ▁term ▁representing ▁Washington ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁term , ▁he ▁got ▁Congress ▁to ▁establish ▁Id aho ▁as ▁a ▁territory . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁term ▁exp ired ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Lincoln ▁appointed ▁Wal lace ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Id aho ▁Territ ory ▁and