Madison M. Walden
(October 6, 1836 — July 24, 1891) Walden was a businessman and politician. Madison Miner Walden was born in Brush Creek, Ohio in 1836 and moved to Iowa in 1852. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1859. During the Civil War, Walden enlisted in the Union Army and served as captain. After the war, he served in the State House of Representatives (1866, 1867) and in the State Senate (1868, 1869). Walden was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, he worked in agriculture and coal mining until he was appointed chief clerk in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury in 1889. He held that position until his death in 1891.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000034]
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Iowa Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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