Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Francis Gehon (1797 – April 2, 1849) was an American politician from Iowa.Born in Tennessee, Gehon settled in Peru, Iowa, where he managed a store. Gehon served as a United States Marshal and served in the Iowa Militia.In 1839, Gehon was elected the delegate from Iowa Territory to the United States House of Representatives, but never took office. The United States Congress extended the term of William W. Chapman to bring the term of office in line with the rest of the United States House of Representatives. In 1843, Gehon was elected to the Iowa Territorial Council and in 1844, he was elected to the first Iowa Constitutional Convention of 1844.. }
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- Francis_Gehon abstract "Francis Gehon (1797 – April 2, 1849) was an American politician from Iowa.Born in Tennessee, Gehon settled in Peru, Iowa, where he managed a store. Gehon served as a United States Marshal and served in the Iowa Militia.In 1839, Gehon was elected the delegate from Iowa Territory to the United States House of Representatives, but never took office. The United States Congress extended the term of William W. Chapman to bring the term of office in line with the rest of the United States House of Representatives. In 1843, Gehon was elected to the Iowa Territorial Council and in 1844, he was elected to the first Iowa Constitutional Convention of 1844.".