John R. Needham (December 18, 1824 – July 9, 1868) was an American Republican politician, lawyer, and newspaper editor. Born in Washington Court House, Ohio, Needham studied law and was admitted to the bar in Ohio. In 1849 he moved to Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, where he founded what became The Oskaloosa Herald.[1] He served in the Iowa State Senate beginning in 1852. In 1857 Needham was nominated by the Republicans for member of the convention to frame a new Constitution but declined the position, and then was elected Lieutenant Governor between 1862 and 1864, serving under Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood. In 1867, Needham was again elected to the Iowa Senate but died in office.[2][3]

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  1. ^ John R. Needham ~ founder of Iowa Herald newspaper Retrieved 2014-11-245.
  2. ^ John R. Needham, Iowa General Assembly Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Gue, Benjamin F. (1903). History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century/4/John R. Needham . p. 199 – via Wikisource.
Political offices Preceded byNicholas J. Rusch Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1862–1864 Succeeded byEnoch W. Eastman


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