Josiah Hinman Bonney (February 14, 1817 – September 12, 1887) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American si ...
, Bonney moved to
Iowa Territory
The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Iowa. The remai ...
and eventually settled in
Keosauqua,
Van Buren County, Iowa Territory. Bonney was a merchant. He was elected the first sheriff of Van Buren County and was a
Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY)
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. From 1843 to 1845, Bonney served in the Iowa Territorial Legislative Assembly. Bonney served as
Iowa Secretary of State
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from 1848 to 1850.
The University of Iowa Libraries-Josiah Bonney papers
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External link
Josiah Bonney's papers
are housed at The University Of Iowa Special Collections and Archives
Notes
1817 births
1887 deaths
People from Steuben County, New York
People from Keosauqua, Iowa
Businesspeople from Iowa
Iowa Democrats
Iowa sheriffs
Members of the Iowa Territorial Legislature
Secretaries of state of Iowa
19th-century American businesspeople
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