Representative Alexander Martin Giltner View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information

Date of Death: 5/15/1891

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
House: 16 (1876)

Home County: Monroe

Family Members Who Served in the Iowa Legislature: Son: William E. Giltner; GAs 37, 38

Alexander Martin Giltner

Monroe County

Born in 1829 and died on May 15, 1891, at Albia. He married Mary Elizabeth Newell on October 13, 1857 at Albia, Monroe, Illinois. Mr. Giltner farmed in Troy Township, and raised Short Horn cattle and was also active in the importation and breeding of heavy horses. He was the pioneer in the introduction of thorough-bred stock into the county, having gone east and purchased a pair some five or six years ago. He represented Monroe County, Iowa in the House of Representatives.

House District 8

Committees
16th GA (1876)

Standing Committees