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 | Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S. | January 10, 1827
Died | September 6, 1914 Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 | Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S. | January 10, 1827
Died | September 6, 1914 Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]