About John Thomas Herriott
Lived 1844 – 1918 (aged 73). John Thomas Herriott was an American politician.
John Herriott (October 20, 1844 – September 24, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Lieutenant Governor from Iowa.
Life
Born in Herriottsville, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Herriott served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment and participated in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.
Herriott moved to Iowa, where he served leader of the Guthrie County Republican Party and as Iowa State Treasurer and then Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1902 until 1907, serving under Governor Albert B. Cummins. In 1901 he ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa and came second to last with only 8 delegates against Cummins 860, however he won the Lieutenant Governor nomination after two ballots.
On September 24, 1918, he died in Des Moines, Iowa. His son was Frank Irving Herriott.
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American politician (1844-1918)
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John Thomas Herriott was born on 20 October 1844 in Allegheny County.
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John Thomas Herriott died on 24 September 1918 in Stuart.
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John Thomas Herriott was a politician.
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