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James Harlan died on October 5, 1899, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. His funeral was held there shortly afterward, attended by family, friends, and community members who honored his long service to the state and the nation. He was buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where a prominent monument marks his grave. He had been a U.S. Senator from Iowa (1855–1865, 1867–1873); U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1865–1866); influential in Iowa politics and education.