July 18, 1866 – The Iowa City Republican (above center) indicates that Mayor George W. McCleary was also President of the Board of the State Historical Society of Iowa.

Iowa City Mayor #12 – Mayor George W. (G.W.) McCleary (1807-1873) was actively involved in Territorial/State government prior to becoming Iowa City’s mayor in 1864: Speaker of the House (1845-1846), Secretary of State (1850-1856), and Adjutant General (1855-1857). Besides his involvement with the State Historical Society, the January 8, 1868 edition of The Republican tells us that McCleary was also involved with Insurance and Real Estate in Johnson County.

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