Biography
Ginty was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1840. He moved with his parents to Racine, Wisconsin in 1853. In 1859, he moved to Oconto, Wisconsin. Ginty later moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He died in Madison, Wisconsin on December 9, 1890. At the time of his death, he was a member of the United States Marshals Service, acting as Marshal of the Western District of Wisconsin.Newspaper career
Ginty founded the ''Oconto Pioneer'' in 1859 and served as editor and publisher of the paper until 1865. In 1866, he founded the ''Green Bay Press-Gazette, Green Bay Gazette'' and in 1868, he founded the ''Chippewa Falls Herald''. He later served as editor and publisher of the ''Herald'' from 1870 to 1890. From 1875 to 1878, Ginty was president of the Wisconsin Editorial Association.Military career
Ginty joined the Union Army in 1864 during the American Civil War as major of the 39th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on June 3, 1864.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Eicher, David J., ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . p. 256 He was mustered out of the volunteers on September 22, 1864. He rejoined the army on February 23, 1865, as Colonel (United States), colonel of the 47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was mustered out of the volunteers after this service on September 4, 1865. On January 13, 1866, President of the United States, President Andrew Johnson nominated Ginty for appointment to the grade of Brevet (military), brevet Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general of volunteers to rank from September 28, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.Eicher, 2001, p. 746.Political career
Ginty was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863 and the Wisconsin State Senate from 1884 to 1888. He was a Republican Party (United States), Republican.References
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