Representative Seth H. Craig View All Years

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Seth H. Craig

Van Buren County

SETH H. CRAIG was born in Millersburg, Ohio, in 1825; he died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 1, 1905, survived by his wife, Sarah A. Craig. Capt. Craig came to Iowa in 1856. He was sheriff of Pottawattamie county in the late ‘50s; was the first captain of the Dodge Light Guards, a local militia organization; entered the army as captain of Co. B, 4th Iowa Infantry and was later a member of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. Mr. Craig was also a Mexican War Veteran, receiving a pension for that service. He was warden of the Fort Madison Penitentiary for a term of six years. In 1884 he removed to Wymose, Gage county, Nebraska, where he was postmaster for several years. Later he was elected mayor of that city. He also held the office of county judge, filling out the unexpired term of a former judge. For several years past, and until his death, Mr. Craig had been again a resident of Council Bluffs. He was in 1903 commander of Abe Lincoln Post, G. A. R. His remains were taken to Farmington, Iowa, for burial.

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