John Herriott
18th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office January 13, 1902 – January 13, 1907
Governor	Albert B. Cummins
Preceded by	James C. Milliman
Succeeded by	Warren Garst
State Treasurer of Iowa
In office 1895–1901
Preceded by	Byron A. Beeson
Succeeded by	Gilbert S. Gilbertson
Personal details
Born	(1844-10-20)October 20, 1844 Herriottsville, Pennsylvania
Died	September 24, 1918(1918-09-24) (aged 73) Des Moines, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nellie M. Herriott
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	U.S. Army (Union Army)
Years of service	1861–1864
Unit	1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Herriott (October 20, 1844 – September 24, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Lieutenant Governor from Iowa.

Life

Born in Herriottsville, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Herriott served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment and participated in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.^[1]

Herriott moved to Iowa, where he served leader of the Guthrie County Republican Party and as Iowa State Treasurer and then Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1902 until 1907, serving under Governor Albert B. Cummins.^[2] In 1901 he ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa and came second to last with only 8 delegates against Cummins 860, however he won the Lieutenant Governor nomination after two ballots.^[3]

On September 24, 1918, he died in Des Moines, Iowa.^[4][5] His son was Frank Irving Herriott.

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