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Francis Marion Drake

Francis Marion Drake 1830-1903, Union army officer in the Civil War, railroad president, and governor of Iowa (1896-98), b. Rushville, Ill. He helped defend St. Joseph, Mo., against Confederate forces under the command of Gen. Sterling Price. As lieutenant colonel of an Iowa regiment he fought with distinction in the Western campaigns, being brevetted brigadier general of volunteers in Feb., 1865. Admitted to the bar in 1866, Drake was president of the Iowa Southern RR for several years and later headed (1882-98) the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa, which became part of the Chicago & Alton. As governor he called a special session of the general assembly to revise the legal code of Iowa and substantially reformed the state's charitable and penal institutions. Drake Univ. was named for him.

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Drake, Francis Marion (1830–1903) Union army officer, born in Rushville, Illinois. Drake raised a company of volunteers for an Iowa infantry unit; he was severely wounded and captured by Confederate forces. Drake was governor of Iowa (1896–98) but was primarily known for his role in railroad building in the Midwest.

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