Henry H. Trimble ~ born Rush County, Indiana ~ May 7, 1827
HENRY H. TRIMBLE was born in Rush County, Indiana, May 7, 1827. He was
reared on a farm and for several years taught school winters. He graduated at
Asbury University in 1847 and went directly from college to the Mexican War,
serving under Colonel James H. Lane of the Fifth Indiana Volunteers. He read law
with Thomas A. Hendricks and came to Iowa in November, 1849, where he pursued
his studies with Judge J. F. Kinney of the Supreme Court, at Keosauqua. He was
elected county attorney, serving four years, at Bloomfield where he had
located. In 1855 he was elected to the State Senate for four years. In 1858 he
was nominated for Representative in Congress by the Democrats of the First
District but was defeated by Samuel R. Curtis the Republican candidate. At the
beginning of the Civil War Mr. Trimble helped to raise the Third Iowa Cavalry of
which he was appointed lieutenant-colonel. In 1862 while leading a charge at
the Battle of Pea Ridge, he was severely wounded and in October was discharged
for disability. Upon his return home he was elected judge of the Second
District, serving four years. In 1865 he was the Democratic candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court but was not elected. In the Eleventh General Assembly
Colonel Trimble received the votes of the Democrats for United States Senator.
In 1868 Judge Trimble became president of the St. Louis & Cedar Rapids Railroad
Company. In 1872 he was the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Sixth
District and was defeated. In 1876 he was a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention which nominated Tilden for President. In 1878 he was elected
President of the State Bar Association. He has long ranked among the most
eminent lawyers of the State and, had his party been in the majority, would have
been elevated to the highest official positions.
1903 Bio.
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