Barlow Granger

Barlow Granger
Granger in 1903
Born(1816-05-31)May 31, 1816
Cayuga, New York
DiedJune 7, 1905(1905-06-07) (aged 89)
Des Moines, Iowa
Known forMayor of Des Moines, Iowa, Founder of The Des Moines Register

Barlow Granger (May 31, 1816 – June 7, 1905) was a politician and the founder of The Des Moines Register. Granger moved to Iowa with a friend after it became the newest state in the United States. After he came to Des Moines, he bought a plot of land known today as Terrance Hill. He was the mayor of Des Moines from 1855 – 1856, and the mayor of Sevastopol, which was a settlement in Des Moines, twice.

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