John Herriott

John Herriott (October 20, 1844 – September 24, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Lieutenant Governor from Iowa.

John Herriott
18th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 13, 1902 – January 13, 1907
GovernorAlbert B. Cummins
Preceded byJames C. Milliman
Succeeded byWarren Garst
State Treasurer of Iowa
In office
1895–1901
Preceded byByron A. Beeson
Succeeded byGilbert S. Gilbertson
Personal details
Born(1844-10-20)October 20, 1844
Herriottsville, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 24, 1918(1918-09-24) (aged 73)
Des Moines, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service U.S. Army (Union Army)
Years of service1861-1864
Unit1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Life

Born in Herriottsville, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Herriott served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment and participated in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.[1]

Herriott moved to Iowa where he served leader of the Guthrie County Republican Party and as Iowa State Treasurer and then Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1902 until 1907, serving under Governor Albert B. Cummins.[2] In 1901 he ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa and came second to last with only 8 delegates against Cummins 860, however he won the Lieutenant Governor nomination after two ballots.[3]

On September 24, 1918 he died in Des Moines, Iowa.[4][5]

References
  1. "John Herriott".
  2. "Death of John Herriott". Sioux City Journal. 28 September 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 24 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Republican nomating convention ballot results". Archived from the original on 2019-05-04.
  4. 'Iowa Journal of History and Politics,' Benjamin F. Shambaugh: 1919, Biographical Sketch of John Herriott, pg. 129-130
  5. Biography
Political offices
Preceded by
Byron A. Beeson		 Iowa State Treasurer
1895–1901		 Succeeded by
Gilbert S. Gilbertson
Preceded by
James C. Milliman		 Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
1902–1907		 Succeeded by
Warren Garst
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