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Robert P. Kennedy
Robert Patterson Kennedy (January 23, 1840 – May 6, 1918) was a U.S. representative from Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Kennedy attended the public schools and Geneva College in Northwood, Ohio. He was studying at Yale University when the American Civil War broke out. Military career He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 23rd Ohio Infantry on June 11, 1861. He served as a captain and assistant adjutant general dating from October 7, 1862, and was promoted to major and assistant adjutant general on November 16, 1864. He resigned April 8, 1865. Kennedy was commissioned as colonel of the 196th Ohio Infantry, on April 14, 1865. He was brevetted as lieutenant colonel of volunteers and brigadier general of volunteers, both dating from March 13, 1865. Political career Upon the end of the war and his resignation from the volunteer army, Kennedy returned to Bellefontaine. He studied law wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John George Warwick
John George Warwick (December 23, 1830August 14, 1892) was an American politician who served briefly as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1891 until his death in 1892 Biography Born in County Tyrone on the Ireland, island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the U.K.), Warwick attended the common schools of his native land. Warwick immigrated with his brother to the United States about 1850 and resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a short time. He moved to Navarre, Ohio, and became a bookkeeper in a dry-goods establishment, and later moved to Massillon, Ohio, and clerked in a dry-goods store, subsequently becoming interested in flour milling, coal mining, and agricultural pursuits. He also was a promoter of railroad construction. Career Warwick was elected as the 17th lieutenant governor of Ohio and served from 1884 to 1886. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |