Joseph Bodwell Doe Jr.(1855-1925) was a military officer, politician and baseball player.
Biography
Joseph Bodwell Doe, Jr. was born on March 8, 1855 in
Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat and largest city in the county. It is a principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison–Jan ...
. He attended
Racine College
Racine College was an Episcopal preparatory school and college in Racine, Wisconsin, that operated between 1852 and 1933. Located south of the city along Lake Michigan, the campus has been maintained and is today known as the DeKoven Center ...
. Doe died on October 19, 1925 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents were Joseph Bodwell Doe Sr (1818-1890) and Anna Jane Marcher (1820-1898)
Baseball career
Doe played throughout the region as a
catcher
Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...
and
second baseman. He held the world record for distance throwing for 20 years.
Military career
In 1878, Doe enlisted in the
Wisconsin National Guard
The Wisconsin National Guard consists of the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Wisconsin Air National Guard. It is a part of the Government of Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is t ...
. He eventually became an officer, rising to the rank of captain before becoming
Adjutant General
An adjutant general is a military chief administrative officer.
France
In Revolutionary France, the was a senior staff officer, effectively an assistant to a general officer. It was a special position for lieutenant-colonels and colonels in staf ...
. In 1891, Governor
George Wilbur Peck
George Wilbur Peck (September 28, 1840 – April 16, 1916) was an American writer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 17th Governor of Wisconsin and the 9th Mayor of Milwaukee.
Biography
Peck was born in 1840 in Henderson, ...
appointed him Adjutant General of Wisconsin. Doe resigned in December 1893.
Political career
From 1888 to 1890, Doe was City Attorney of Janesville. Doe's father, Joseph P Doe, Sr had been the Mayor. Following his resignation as Adjutant General, he became the
United States Assistant Secretary of War
The United States Assistant Secretary of War was the second–ranking official within the American Department of War from 1861 to 1867, from 1882 to 1883, and from 1890 to 1940. According to thMilitary Laws of the United States "The act of August 5 ...
under President
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...
in 1893. He held the position until March 22, 1897. In August 1899, Doe became Special Counsel of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
.
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1855 births
1925 deaths
Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin
Lawyers from Milwaukee
Adjutants General of Wisconsin
Military personnel from Milwaukee
National Guard (United States) generals
Wisconsin National Guard personnel
United States Assistant Secretaries of War
Wisconsin city attorneys
Baseball players from Wisconsin
Baseball catchers
Baseball second basemen
Racine College alumni
19th-century American lawyers