Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-08-28

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4 Joilns w. Geafy Win hasE been ID
pointed Id succeed Gov. sham u
ihity-six ysars AZ age. sHs ~ hsd ID Il, j
active life, and has won much respect
lby his laithful administration of many
public trasts Early II liz Ne lori liz
father. who died III idebt hut by indus
trious labor II school keeping. he was
able % support Ill mother, md 10 can-
Gel ultimately the whole Or his father i
Indebtedness. His own efforts gave
him 4 classical educaaion. which he
coHiplsted 1t jefferson College Canons-
burg, Pa, and afterwards assumed the
profession iof civa engineering, II which
he found speedy aud responsible en-
|Ployment il Kentucky. After expsri-
snce ~ his profession ia thai and other
States, he successfully filled an The ~
rious Offices from L clerkship To the So
perlntendences &c The Allegheny and
Portage Railroad. which last position he
occupied very creditably and sstisfacto-
rily for many years
Meanwhile he had been much inter-
Hested u military matters, and il tho
militia Inns risen 10 the grade of Briga-
,d.er General The war with Mexico
soon afterwards gave ansoppprtnni,y for
exercising his military taste in earnest
and he commanded / company ii the
second Pennsylvania regimen iof volun-
teers, Of which he was elected lienfen-
ant colonel, and afterwards CON the
death of Col. Roberts il Mexico colon
81. He distinguished himself By great
bravery ID several battles 10 The war.
and was made tho first commander oi
the cifadel of the city Of Mexico after
it, capture.
After the return Of the regiment 10
Pennsylvania, and H disbandmeat, Pres
ident Polk selected Colonel Geary % BE
POstnas ter The city sof San Francisco
u California He organized tho Pest
Office establishment il that city ! work
ic.slly, requiring -
ministraiiye taienss III no ordinary de-
scripiion. On the advent Of the Taylor
administration, Col Geary &c course
lost his office ~ Postmaster, BIZ. a.
high was The estimation ii which tho
people of San Francisco held him, that
only twelve days after his retiremeut
from that office. they elected him.to bs
First Alcalde, receiving 1916 votes.
which was the whole number that were
east. He vas soon afterwards appoints
va Judge by General Riley, and when
the city eilaster far San Al ancisco went
into operation, he WAS elected the firse
Mayor of the city He Was solicited ~
the citizenSs without Distinction of party,
M cpniilfDs another term III The mayors
alty, but declined He was next ap-
pointed ~ the State Legislature. i mems
beraof the Board of g Commissioner. 81
the Funded neht, and was chosen chairs
man of the board During his whole
residence ii California he aesns 10 have
secured the respect ~ the people, and
~ have administered his various public
Offices with discretion and firmness. He
left San Francisco Oh the first of Feb
rsIary 1864, since which time W have
mt heard of him until the notice ycsser-
day .of biz appointment to y Gosernop
III Kansas.
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FPrk Tribune, impodent md unscrupu-
lons = il u, dares not express lnuch con-