Edward Follansbee Noyes (October 3, 1832September 4, 1890) was a

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politician from

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. Noyes served as the 30th governor of Ohio.

Biography

Noyes was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was orphaned at the age of three and was raised in

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by his grandfather and a guardian. At the age of thirteen, he was apprenticed to the printer of '' The Morning Star'', a religious newspaper published in

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. He remained an apprentice for over four years until he left to enter an academy in

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. He graduated from

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in 1857 (4th in a class of 57 students), then moved to

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, and attended the

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. Noyes served in the

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during the

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. He helped organize the

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, and was rewarded with a commission as its first major on July 27, 1861. Within a few months, he had become the

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. Noyes married Margaret W. Proctor at Kingston, New Hampshire in February, 1863, while on leave from the army. He was severely wounded in his ankle in a skirmish at Ruff's Mill on July 4, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign and, as a result, had his left leg amputated. Three months later,

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assigned Noyes, who was still recuperating and using crutches, to the command of Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, breveted him as a

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. Noyes commanded the post until April 22, 1865, when he resigned to become city solicitor. He was elected in October 1866 as the probate judge of Hamilton County. He was elected to the governorship in 1871, besting another former Union Army officer, Col. George W. McCook, by more than twenty thousand votes. He served one two-year term between 1872–74, pushing for stricter

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inspection laws and promoting fish conservation. He lost re-election in 1873 by 817 votes, 50.1% - 49.9%. In 1874, he was appointed an Ohio Commissioner of the

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in Philadelphia He later served as

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's Minister to

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from 1877–81, a patronage reward for his strong support of his fellow Buckeye soldier during Hayes' presidential campaign. He died on September 4, 1890 in

. He was buried in

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References

Ohio Governors - bio of Noyes
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