Samuel L. Bestow Explained

Office:Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Term:1892 - 1894
Governor:Horace Boies
Party:Democratic Party
Predecessor:Alfred N. Poyneer
Successor:Warren S. Dungan
Birth Date:8 March 1823
Birth Place:Erie County, New York
Death Place:Chariton, Iowa

Samuel Lucius Bestow (March 8, 1823  - January 10, 1907) was an American politician from Iowa. Bestow served in the Iowa State Senate. He was also the first Democrat to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1892 to 1894 (under Governor Horace Boies, his party colleague).[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html Bio data
  2. News: Senator Samuel L. Bestow . May 16, 2024 . Iowa General Assembly.