Keokuk in Lee County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Howell and Clark

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 25, 2023

1. Howell and Clark Marker

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Howell and Clark. . , James B. Howell was born near Morristown, NJ, July 4, 1816. When he was three years old, his family moved to a farm near Newark, OH, where his father, Elias Howell, entered into politics. , Howell attended Miami University in Oxford, OH, graduating in 1837 and began studying law with Hawking H. Hunter, of Lancaster, OH. In 1839 he was admitted to the bar and opened a law office in Newark, but concluded there would be more opportunity for him in the great west . , Settling in Keosauqua, IA in 1845, he bought the Des Moines Valley Whig. In 1849 he moved the newspaper to Keokuk where it became the Keokuk Gate City. , Elected to the United States Senate, Howell served from January 18, 1870, until March 3, 1871. He was not a candidate for reelection, having been appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as commissioner of the court of southern claims, serving in this capacity until March of 1880. Howell died in Keokuk on June 17, 1880 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. , Howell’s character is best summed up by Samuel M. Clark. Mr. Howell knew his fact and stated it with great clearness; he knew the weakness of the other man's fact and assailed it with relentless vigor. , Sam Clark was born on a farm in Van Buren County, in the Territory of Iowa, on October 11, 1842. He attended public schools in Keosauqua and then attended Des Moines Valley College in West Point, IA, obtaining the equivalent of a high school education. At the age of eighteen he began the study of law in the offices of Judge George G. Wright in Keosauqua. , Shortly after the Civil War began, Clark tried to enlist but was rejected due to poor health. Continuing his education with the law firm of Rankin and McCrary, it was in Keokuk that he was admitted to the bar in 1864. , Instead a law practice, Clark accepted the invitation of J.B. Howell to become his associate editor at the Keokuk Gate City, remaining in this position for thirty-one years. , Clark was elected to Congress in 1894, its first Iowa-born member. He died August 11, 1900 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, near his old friend and employer, J.B. Howell.

James B. Howell was born near Morristown, NJ, July 4, 1816. When he was three years old, his family moved to a farm near Newark, OH, where his father, Elias Howell, entered into politics.
Howell attended Miami University in Oxford, OH, graduating in 1837 and began studying law with Hawking H. Hunter, of Lancaster, OH. In 1839 he was admitted to the bar and opened a law office in Newark, but concluded there would be more opportunity for him in the great west .
Settling in Keosauqua, IA in 1845, he bought the Des Moines Valley Whig. In 1849 he moved the newspaper to Keokuk where it became the Keokuk Gate City.
Elected to the United States Senate, Howell served from January 18, 1870, until March 3, 1871. He was not a candidate for reelection, having been appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as commissioner of the court of southern claims, serving in this capacity until March of 1880. Howell died in Keokuk on June 17, 1880 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Howell’s character is best summed up by Samuel M. Clark. Mr. Howell knew his fact and stated it with great clearness; he knew the weakness of the other man's fact and assailed it with relentless vigor.
Sam Clark was born on a farm in Van Buren County, in the Territory of Iowa, on October 11, 1842. He attended public schools in

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Keosauqua and then attended Des Moines Valley College in West Point, IA, obtaining the equivalent of a high school education. At the age of eighteen he began the study of law in the offices of Judge George G. Wright in Keosauqua.
Shortly after the Civil War began, Clark tried to enlist but was rejected due to poor health. Continuing his education with the law firm of Rankin and McCrary, it was in Keokuk that he was admitted to the bar in 1864.
Instead a law practice, Clark accepted the invitation of J.B. Howell to become his associate editor at the Keokuk Gate City, remaining in this position for thirty-one years.
Clark was elected to Congress in 1894, its first Iowa-born member. He died August 11, 1900 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, near his old friend and employer, J.B. Howell.

Erected by Main Street Keokuk, Inc., Daily Gate City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics.

Location. 40° 23.992′ N, 91° 23.245′ W. Marker is in Keokuk, Iowa, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and North Tenth Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1003 Main Street, Keokuk IA 52632, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 25, 2023

2. Howell and Clark Marker

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Wayne (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Conrad Nagel (about 400 feet away); Elsa Maxwell (about 500 feet away); The Hughes Family (about 700 feet away); Burnham and Root (about 700 feet away); Chief Keokuk (approx. 0.2 miles away); National Association for Music Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Iowa (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keokuk.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.