William Robert Warnock (August 29, 1838 – July 30, 1918) was an American lawyer, politician, and veteran of the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
who served two terms as a
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio
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from 1901 to 1905.
Biography
Born in
Urbana, Ohio
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, Warnock attended public schools. He taught school in Urbana 1856-1868. During this time, he graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan University,
Delaware, Ohio
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, in 1861. He then commenced the study of law.
Civil War
He entered the
Union Army
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on July 21, 1862, as
captain of Company G,
95th Ohio Infantry. He was promoted to major on July 28, 1863, he was promoted to
major and further promoted on March 15, 1865 to become a
brevetted
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lieutenant colonel. From April to August 1865, Warnock was the Chief of staff for the Eastern District of Mississippi. He mustered out August 14, 1865.
Career
Warnock then resumed the study of law and was
admitted to the bar
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in 1866 and commenced practice in Urbana. He served as prosecuting attorney 1868-1872. Warnock also served as member of the board of school examiners of Champaign County 1870-1876. Along with his position as a trustee of
Ohio Wesleyan University, which he held for twenty-five years, Warnock was also a member of the
Ohio State Senate in 1876 and 1877. Warnock also resided as the judge of the court of common pleas in the second district of Ohio from 1879 through 1889. Warnock was also the president of the National Bank of Urbana.
Congress
Warnock was elected as a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
to the
Fifty-seventh and
Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of War (Fifty-eighth Congress). However, he was not a candidate for renomination. He became a United States pension agent in
Columbus, Ohio from 1906 to 1910. Warnock then held a position as the Commander of the department of Ohio,
Grand Army of the Republic
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, in 1913 and 1914.
Death
Warnock died in
Urbana, Ohio
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, July 30, 1918 and was interred in Oakdale Cemetery.
Family
Warnock was married August 20, 1868 to Catherine Murray of
Clark County[ Proceedings 1919 : 147][ Reed 1897 : 427-428] and had three children.
[
Warnock was a ]Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
,[ a member of the ]Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...
, and a Freemason.[
]
References
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1838 births
1918 deaths
People from Urbana, Ohio
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Union Army officers
Ohio lawyers
Ohio Wesleyan University alumni
Republican Party Ohio state senators
19th-century American legislators
19th-century American lawyers
Grand Army of the Republic officials
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio