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| birth_place = [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1914|9|6|1827|1|10}} |
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| death_place = [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]], U.S. |
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| party = [[GOP|Republican]] |
| party = [[GOP|Republican]] |
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| office = Secretary of State of Mississippi |
| office = Secretary of State of Mississippi |
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| termstart = June 1865 |
| termstart = June 1865 |
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| termend = August 12, |
| termend = August 12, 1865 |
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| governor = [[William L. Sharkey |
| governor = [[William L. Sharkey]] |
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| office1 = State Treasurer of Connecticut |
| office1 = State Treasurer of Connecticut |
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| order1 = 44th |
| order1 = 44th |
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| term_start3 = January 20, 1893 |
| term_start3 = January 20, 1893 |
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| termend3 = January 1897 |
| termend3 = January 1897 |
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| order = |
| order = 15th |
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| image = Alexander Warner.jpg |
| image = Alexander Warner.jpg |
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| children = 2 |
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| successor1 = [[E. Stevens Henry]] |
| successor1 = [[E. Stevens Henry]] |
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| predecessor = [[C. A. Brougher]] |
| predecessor = [[C. A. Brougher]] |
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| successor = [[C. A. Brougher]] |
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'''Alexander Warner''' (January 10, 1827 – September 6, 1914) was an American [[Union Army]] officer, banker, planter, and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician. He was the |
'''Alexander Warner''' (January 10, 1827 – September 6, 1914) was an American [[Union Army]] officer, banker, planter, and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician. He was the 15th [[Secretary of State of Mississippi]], the 44th [[Connecticut State Treasurer|State Treasurer of Connecticut]], and a member of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Alexander Warner was born on January 10, 1827, in [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Powell|first=William Henry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O6GhgUsC10IC |
Alexander Warner was born on January 10, 1827, in [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Powell|first=William Henry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O6GhgUsC10IC&dq=Alexander+Warner+mississippi&pg=PA168|title=Officers of the Army and Navy (volunteer) who Served in the Civil War|date=1893|publisher=L. R. Hamersly & Company|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Bowen|first=Clarence Winthrop|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KO8nAQAAMAAJ&q=Alexander+Warner+1827|title=The History of Woodstock, Connecticut|date=1943|publisher=privately printed. by the Plimpton Press|pages=412|language=en}}</ref> He was the son of Thomas Warner and Amy (Collins) Warner.<ref name=":1" /> His family moved to [[Woodstock, Connecticut]], in 1834.<ref name=":0" /> He attended [[Woodstock Academy]] in Woodstock and Wesleyan Academy in [[Wilbraham, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He then worked as a cotton twine manufacturer, owning and managing a cotton twine manufacturing factory.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Hunt|first=Roger D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u9nKDwAAQBAJ&dq=Alexander+Warner+1827&pg=PA202|title=Colonels in Blue--Missouri and the Western States and Territories: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary|date=November 7, 2019|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-3685-6|pages=202|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Military career == |
== Military career == |
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=== Mississippi === |
=== Mississippi === |
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In June 1865, he was appointed [[Secretary of State of Mississippi]] by the military.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLC0kgvJJG4C |
In June 1865, he was appointed [[Secretary of State of Mississippi]] by the military.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLC0kgvJJG4C&q=Warner|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|date=1917|publisher=Department of Archives and History|pages=170, 207|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WE3AQAAMAAJ&q=secretaries|title=Department Reports|date=1900|pages=179|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He served in this position until his removal on August 12, 1865.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> From 1870 to 1876, he represented the state's 12th district ([[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison County]]) in the [[Mississippi State Senate|Mississippi Senate]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Senate|first=Mississippi Legislature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9tKAQAAMAAJ&q=Warner+district|title=Journal|date=1870|pages=4|language=en}}</ref> For part of that time, he was also its President Pro Tempore.<ref name=":0" /> In 1876, he was a commissioner from [[Mississippi]] to the [[Centennial Exposition]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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=== Connecticut === |
=== Connecticut === |
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=== Kansas === |
=== Kansas === |
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In 1890, Warner moved to [[Baxter Springs, Kansas]].<ref name=":0" /> While there, he was the president of the Baxter Bank.<ref name=":0" /> In 1892, he was elected to the [[Kansas House of Representatives]], representing the state's 25th district.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|last=Representatives|first=Kansas Legislature House of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QJGAQAAMAAJ |
In 1890, Warner moved to [[Baxter Springs, Kansas]].<ref name=":0" /> While there, he was the president of the Baxter Bank.<ref name=":0" /> In 1892, he was elected to the [[Kansas House of Representatives]], representing the state's 25th district.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|last=Representatives|first=Kansas Legislature House of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QJGAQAAMAAJ&q=warner|title=House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas|date=1893|publisher=State Printer|language=en}}</ref> He assumed the position on January 20, 1893.<ref name=":5" /> He was re-elected and also served from 1895 to 1897.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut on September 9, 1914 · 11|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/369416467/?article=758b1ff1-17fe-45ec-b72e-d881f631d777|access-date=May 28, 2021|website=Newspapers.com| date=September 9, 1914 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=House of Representatives|first=Kansas Legislature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YABGAQAAMAAJ&q=Alexander+Warner|title=House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas|date=1895|publisher=State Printer|language=en}}</ref> In 1896, he ran as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] for the position of [[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Columbus Weekly Advocate from Columbus, Kansas on June 4, 1896 · Page 2|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/80362440/?terms=Alexander%20Warner&match=1|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=Newspapers.com| date=June 4, 1896 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Later life == |
== Later life == |
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Latest revision as of 11:03, 11 December 2024
Alexander Warner | |
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| 15th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office June 1865 – August 12, 1865 | |
| Governor | William L. Sharkey |
| Preceded by | C. A. Brougher |
| Succeeded by | C. A. Brougher |
| 44th State Treasurer of Connecticut | |
| In office 1887–1889 | |
| Preceded by | V. B. Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | E. Stevens Henry |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1870 – January 1876 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| In office January 20, 1893 – January 1897 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1827 Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1914 (aged 87) Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 3rd Connecut Volunteer Infantry Regiment 13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Alexander Warner (January 10, 1827 – September 6, 1914) was an American Union Army officer, banker, planter, and Republican politician. He was the 15th Secretary of State of Mississippi, the 44th State Treasurer of Connecticut, and a member of the Kansas House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
[edit]Alexander Warner was born on January 10, 1827, in Smithfield, Rhode Island.[1][2] He was the son of Thomas Warner and Amy (Collins) Warner.[2] His family moved to Woodstock, Connecticut, in 1834.[1] He attended Woodstock Academy in Woodstock and Wesleyan Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.[1][3] He then worked as a cotton twine manufacturer, owning and managing a cotton twine manufacturing factory.[1][3]
Military career
[edit]Warner was one of the first people to enlist in the American Civil War.[1] He was appointed major of the 3rd Infantry of Connecticut Volunteers on May 14, 1861.[1][3] On July 21 of that year, he and his unit fought in the 1st Battle of Bull Run.[1] The 3rd Infantry was mustered out on August 12, 1861.[1][3] On January 15, 1862, Warner was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment and sent to Louisiana.[1][3] After the Union capture of New Orleans, the unit's colonel, Henry Birge, was made a brigadier general and Warner was promoted to colonel of the unit.[1][3] He then fought in the Battle of Georgia Landing, the Battle of Irish Bend, and the Siege of Port Hudson.[1][3] He then temporarily resigned due to ill health.[1] After returning to service, he raised the 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment for defending the Union-controlled New Orleans.[1][3] He did this until resigning due to ill health on August 12, 1863.[1][3] After the war, he bought a large plantation in Madison County, Mississippi, where he employed freedmen and gave them monetary wages.[1]
Political career
[edit]Mississippi
[edit]In June 1865, he was appointed Secretary of State of Mississippi by the military.[4][5][1] He served in this position until his removal on August 12, 1865.[5][4] From 1870 to 1876, he represented the state's 12th district (Madison County) in the Mississippi Senate.[1][4][6] For part of that time, he was also its President Pro Tempore.[1] In 1876, he was a commissioner from Mississippi to the Centennial Exposition.[1]
Connecticut
[edit]Warner moved to Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1877, buying a farm there called "Woodlawn".[1] He was elected to be the 44th State Treasurer of Connecticut, serving from 1887 to 1889.[1] In Connecticut, he was also a member of its State Board of Agriculture.[1] During this time, he was a commissioner from Connecticut to the Centennial celebration in Philadelphia (1887), Ohio Centennial (1888), and the New York Centennial (1889).[1]
Kansas
[edit]In 1890, Warner moved to Baxter Springs, Kansas.[1] While there, he was the president of the Baxter Bank.[1] In 1892, he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the state's 25th district.[1][7] He assumed the position on January 20, 1893.[7] He was re-elected and also served from 1895 to 1897.[8][9] In 1896, he ran as a Republican for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.[10]
Later life
[edit]After his wife died in 1902, Warner moved to his son's house in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, where he spent the rest of his life.[11] Warner died after a two-week illness in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, on September 6, 1914.[2] He was buried at Woodstock Hill Cemetery in Woodstock, Connecticut.[2][3][11]
Personal life
[edit]Warner married Mary Trumbull Mathewson (1834–1902) on September 27, 1855.[1][2] Mathewson was the great-granddaughter of Declaration of Independence signer William Williams.[1] Together, they had two children: Benjamin Silliman Warner, born September 24, 1856, and Arthur McClellan Warner, who was born on April 13, 1860, and died in his childhood.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Powell, William Henry (1893). Officers of the Army and Navy (volunteer) who Served in the Civil War. L. R. Hamersly & Company.
- ^ a b c d e Bowen, Clarence Winthrop (1943). The History of Woodstock, Connecticut. privately printed. by the Plimpton Press. p. 412.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hunt, Roger D. (November 7, 2019). Colonels in Blue--Missouri and the Western States and Territories: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4766-3685-6.
- ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 170, 207.
- ^ a b Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 179.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1870). Journal. p. 4.
- ^ a b Representatives, Kansas Legislature House of (1893). House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas. State Printer.
- ^ "Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut on September 9, 1914 · 11". Newspapers.com. September 9, 1914. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature (1895). House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas. State Printer.
- ^ "The Columbus Weekly Advocate from Columbus, Kansas on June 4, 1896 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. June 4, 1896. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "11 Sep 1914, 2 - Norwich Bulletin at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
Categories:
- 1827 births
- 1914 deaths
- Secretaries of state of Mississippi
- Republican Party Mississippi state senators
- Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- State treasurers of Connecticut
- Connecticut Republicans
- People from Smithfield, Rhode Island
- People from Woodstock, Connecticut
- People of Connecticut in the American Civil War
- Union army colonels
- 19th-century Kansas politicians
- 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature