Who was the Governor of Iowa in 1876?

Cyrus C. Carpenter (born November 24, 1829 in Harford, Pennsylvania; died May 29, 1898 in Fort Dodge, Iowa) succeeded Samuel Merrill as the eighth Governor of Iowa, serving between January 11, 1872 and January 13, 1876.

Following the end of Carpenter's term as Governor, Samuel J. Kirkwood (born December 20, 1813 in Harford County, Maryland; died September 1, 1894 in Iowa City, Iowa) became the ninth Governor of Iowa, serving between January 13, 1876 and February 1, 1877.