Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-29
Distinguished Pioneers Of the Led
Mine Region.


A friend hands US, with the re-
quest to publish, the followingNketch
of the lives Of three distinguished
gentleman well known to the earlier
settlers OF this region, taken from the
St. Louis Republican
SENATOR GEO. W. JONES.
George w. Jones was born at Vim
cennes, Indiana, April Ia, 1904 He
removed to Ste. Geuevieve about the
year 1926 Senator Jones married
at Ste. Genevieve Miss Josephine
Gregoire, descendant of an old and
respectable Frerc CHI family, who had
settled in upper Louisiana in early
times. Latterly, at Dubuque, on the
9TH day of January, 1879. he cele-
brated the iftieth anniversary or
golden. wedding, surrounded by mum.
erous friends aud relatives. He was
educated for the profession of law.
He was appointed clerk of the Unit.
ed States district court of Missouri,
and afterwards served as aid.de-camp
TO Gen Dodge in the Black Hawk
war, became a colonel and afterward
general of militia. In 1890 he re
moved to Iowa. which was then
part of Michigan territory. 10 Feb
rusry, 1888, there occurred the fatal
duel between Ciley and Graves. He
acted as one of the parties. In 1880
he was appointed by President Van
Buren, surveyor general OF theNorth-
west territory. He was removed in
1851 for political reasons, re instated
by President Polk IN l645, and held
the office until 1910, when the State
of Iowa was admitted into the Union.
In 1913 Geo. w. Jones was elected
United States v,nator, and served
faithfully aud Aenorably until 1859.
He was appointed minister to Boto-.
ga, United States of Columbia,) and
served in that capacity until 1861.
During the late civil war, on his re
turn to the United States, he was ar.
rested and imprisoned in Fort La
Fayette on an unwarranted charge
of disloyalty. Senator Jones is still
living and hiss reached a ripe age.
He is affsble In his manners, devoted
to his friends and people, and pos.
sesses all the courage and 'chivalry
Of the early inhabitants of the west
GOV. HENRY DODGE
was born in Vincennes, Indiana, in
the year 1882. Whilst his family
was removing to the town of Ste.
Genevieve, Gov. James Wilkinson, of
UpperLouisiana,sp him Sher
iff Of Ste. Genevieve district. This
was the first office Gov. Dodge had
filed, and he acted in that capacity
for fifteen years. He was also United
States marshal, both Of our State and
territory, and member Of the con
vention Of 1920 which formed the
constitution of Missouri. Dur,ng the
war Of 1912, he raised at Ste. Gene
We've a mounted rifle company des-
tined for the protection Of the in
habitsnts against the Indian depre-
dations in the then territory of Mis-
sour, and was after major OF the ter
ritorial militia, and served until the
end of the war. He further contin-
ued in military service with the rank
-of lieutenant colonel.a commanded
an expedition up the Missouri river
against the Indians. In the year
1882 he was commissioned major oil
the United States Rangers and or
the 4th of March, 1882, was appoint
ed colonel of the first United States
Dragons. In the Black Hawk wal
he served with distinction, and dis
played gres: bravery. When il
1886 the territory OF Wisconsin wa.
orgaRized, President Jackson ap
pointed Col. Dodge FIRST Governor
! all Iowa, Minnesota aud Dakotat
then formed a part of Wisconsin.
| Gov. Dodge was elected delegate
to Congress from Wisconsin anc
served in that capacity until ls45
liz the latter year h" vas sgsin sp
pointed Governor and continued Z
| Gil the Executive chair until ls4'
when, upon the admission OF Wiscon
sin, when he was chosen one of he
first United States Senators. He wa
re elected in 1851 and served in ,h,
Senate until 1857.
In person, Governor Henry Dodg'
was tall, erect and Of remsrkabl,
dignified bearing, as urbsne in pri
vate life as he was brave in the field
For more than half century 81
served his country in various capac
lilies with distinction and usefulness
His hie snd character in the civil
and military fields has become par
OF the history of the west. He dice
at the house of his SOD, in Burling
ton. lows, on the 18th OF June, 1857