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NIGHTINGALE, George L.
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NIGHTINGALE, George L. (Herefordshire, England-Dubuque, IA, May 29, 1859). MAYOR. Nightingale served as mayor of Dubuque from 1856 to 1857. A man who at nineteen had gone to sea to travel the world, Nightingale served as a local merchant, justice of the peace, attorney and member of the Iowa legislature.