The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-07
CAREER OF GEORGE T. ANTHONY
Biography of One of Kansas Greatest
Characters and Men.

Characters ana Men.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 6.-Ex-Governor
George T. Anthony who died here last
night was born in Mayfield, Fulton coun
ty, y. Y, on June 9, 1924. His parents
of Quaker belief, lived upon a farm,
and it was upon this farm that George
T. Anthony did his first reading and
thinking; and the district school near
at hand was his proud alma mater.
At the age OF IS he was apprenticed
to the tin and copper trade at Union
Springs, y. Y. After following this
trade for five years, he served two years
as a hardware clerk in Balliston Spa,
n. Y, and then removed to Medina, n.
Y, in 1850. Here ne was married TO
Rosa A. Lyon, who has been his COM
panion and inspiration ever since.
He engaged in the hardware business
which calling he followed for nine years
and was subsequently in the commiss-
ion business in New York city, and for
three years was loan commissioner for
Orleans county.
AT the opening Of the war. he was for
a time engaged in recruiting troops
under commission Of the governor, In
1852 he recruited the Seventeenth New
York Independent battery of light ar
tillery. and was mustered into the ser
vice as captain. He served with this
battery until the close of the war, being
in important engagements between
Washington and Richmond and in the
front of Petersburg and Richmond. In
the last camjaign to Appomatox court
house, he was breveted major for gall
liant services in action.
At the close OF the war he removed
from Rochester. y. Y. 20 Leavenworth.
- n. l..
editor of the Leavenworth Daily Rulle-
tin and the Daily Conservative He
continued his journalistic experience for
six years as editor and publisher OF the
Kansas Farmer.
He was president OF the Kansas state
board of agriculture from 1873 10 1876.
and was also chairman OF the centen-
NAL board OF managers for the state of
Kansas.
While holding tfethrea last named DO
sitions he received the Republican NOM
ination for governor and was elected in
the fall OF 1876. receiving 69.I1S votes,
a majority OF y. 000 over the vote re-
ceived by John aMrtin. the Democratic
candidate. After the expiration of his
term Of office in 1879, Governor Aurho-
ny was for number OF years connec-
ted with the extension of the Santa
Fe railroad into Mexico.
In 1883 he removed to Ottawa. Kan.
which place he has since made his res
idence. For a number Of years he was
editor OF the Ottawa Republican pub
lished by A. T. Sharp. He has since
been railroad commissioner and commits
sioner Of insurance. which Office he held
at the time of his death
Governor Anthony has aiways been a
stalwart Of the staiwarts. On every
political and social question he had a
clear and positive opinion which he was
never afraid 10 fully express. In the
political battles OF the state OF Kansas
possibly no speaker upon the Rspuhn-
can platform has equalIed him in clear
ness OF presentation and breadth OF
thought. Cubbison may use flowers.
ingalls, may use sarcasm. Burton may
employ elocuJion. but not one % them
has ever pretended 10 drive home truth
with the siedsehammer blows OF
George T. Anthony.