Ansel Briggs

Ansel Briggs
1st Governor of Iowa
In office December 28, 1846 – December 4, 1850
Preceded by	James Clarke as Territorial Governor of Iowa
Succeeded by	Stephen P. Hempstead
Personal details
Born	February 3, 1806 Shoreham, Vermont
Died	May 5, 1881 (age 75) Omaha, Nebraska
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Frances Carpenter (briefly) Nancy M. Dunlap (died 1847)[1]
Children	six died in infancy[1] Ansel Jr. (died age 15)[1] John[1]
Alma mater	Norwich Academy
Profession	Entrepreneur

Ansel Briggs (February 3, 1806 – May 5, 1881) was an American pioneer who rose from a stagecoach driver to a member of the Iowa Territorial House of Representatives (1842–1846) and the first Governor of Iowa (1846–1850).