1846 in Iowa

none February 2025 1846 1846 The following is a list of events of the year 1846 in Iowa. Incumbents State government Governor: Ansel Briggs (R) Events 1846 Iowa Senate electionSenator John Jackson Selman https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=1&personID=5965 July 16, 2021 Iowa Legislature December 3 – Ansel Briggs is elected as the first governor of Iowa during the 1846 Iowa gubernatorial election.Ansel Briggs https://www.nga.org/governor/ansel-briggs/ 14 July 2023 National Governors Association4 March 2005 IA Governor https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=169830 14 July 2023 ourcampaigns.com December 28 – The Iowa Territory is admitted to the union of the United States as the 29th U.S state.Final Act of Congress to Admit the State of Iowa into the Union, December 28, 1846 https://history.iowa.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/how-states-get-their-shapes/final-act State Historical Society of Iowa October 29, 2024 December 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241219165747/https://history.iowa.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/how-states-get-their-shapes/final-act dead See also 1846 in the United States References Category:1840s in Iowa Category:1846 in the United States Category:Years of the 19th century in Iowa