The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-18

several of the governors Of EIassachu-
setts. He died July IS, 1905. while on his
itinerary to the various department en-
campments in the west.
James r. Tanner.
/ Elected commander-in-chief at the thir-
/ ty-ninth national encampment held IN
/ Denver. Colo. Sept. & 8. 1908. Born 1874,
4 boy and school teacher. Education, dis
/ triet school and business college. En-
( listed as a private soldier at i years Of
age I'm September of 1861 Lost both legs
as the result of wounds received at the
second battle Of Bull Run. in 1862. Clerk
in war department one year: clerk of
{ legislative committee at Albany. and law
student, admitted to the bar i'm 1859.
I cIerkshiD in New York custom house.
E 1850: rising to be deputy collector under
General Arthur Resigned 1917 to accept
the couectorship in city government Of
I Brooklyn. Held IT four terms OF two
years each. COMMISSIONS of pensions.
March. 1889 10 October. 1859. Practice Of
/ law and prosecuting claims against the
/ government. October. 1889. TO April I. 1904
/ April l. 1904 appointed register Of wills
I of the District of Columbia by President
/ Roosevelt. February 1861. joined Lew
I Benedict post No. ) Albany 1870 Joined
Rankin post No. 10. Brooklyn. 1888 Joined
Z L. s. Grant post No. 327. Brooklyn. De
partment commander OF New York 1876
and 1Sil- Five years member Of our no
tiOnal committee on pensions. Judge adj
vocate general Of the order on the staff
of Commanders-in-Chie Weissert and
Black
No man in the Grand ARMY of the Re
public welded a wider influence than
Corporal Tanner. and no mans voice was
more ELOQUENT in ali the things for which
the Grand Army Of the Republic stands.
Robert 3. Brown.
Elected commander-in-chief at the for
teth national encampmsnt. held at Min
neapolis. MINI. Aug. 16. Il. 1906.
oh
Concord o., Oct ?. 1874. He entered the
service Aug 9. 1851, IS a private in com
pany A. Fifteenth Ohio volunteer infau-
try. and served in the ranks until Dec.
p. 1sG5. After completing his college
course he removed to Minnesota and
taught school five years. In 1873 he b.
Courier, and has been connected with
that paper and company ever since. sue
cessively filling all positions. being now
the general manager Of the company
- Mr.. Brown was elected department com
mander of Ohio. Grand Army of the Re
public, in January of 1865 and served one
term Through his leadership. in which
he had the most untiring support Of the
Ohio cOmradeship. the Ohio Soldiers and
Sailors home at Sandusky was founded
and he has served on the board of trus-
tees practically ever since.
Charles G. Burton,
Elected Ommander-in-chief at the for-
ty-first national encamDment- held al Sar-
atoga Springs, Sept. Y. Is. 1907. He was
born in Warren. o., 1S45. Served as pri-
vate in the Nineteenth Ohio volunteer
infantry On his return to Ohio he was
admitted to the bar, and removed to Ne
vada. Berlin county. No. where he built
up successful practice and was elected
judge of the common pleas court and
served with distinction on the bench He
was elected TO congress in 1894 in 2 dis
trict which usually pOlled about 1908 ma
jOrity for the party which hir. Burton
opposed: He was appointed internal rev
enue collector for the western district Of
Missouri, with head0uarters at Kansas
City, No. which office he still holds.
w. c. Johnson.
Succeeded to the position Of commsu-
der-in-chisf on the death of Sexton i'm
1898. He was born in CiermOnt county
o, March 10, 1913. and was educated at
the Ohio Wesleyan university. at Della
ware o; was a, member Of company F.
Eighty-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry
was commissioned second lieutenant Unit
ed States cOlored troops: was mustered
out at Huntsville. Ala. in 1856 Served
{ in the campaigns in the western army
under Posecrans and Sherman. partici-
pating in the march to the sea and
through the CarOlinas. Has been vice
president or president of the board of
public service. Cincinnati. O.. from 1900
to 1906. He is at present assistant most
master at Cincinnati.
John r. King.
/ Succeeding 10 liE position OF cornnqu-
der-in-chief on the death of WiImon "
Blackmar. 1905. Born sixty-four wears go
in HagerstoWu. I'D. was learning ne
printing business In Baltimore when tho
civil war broke out; enlisted ar the age
OF L years in company II Of the Sixfh
Maryland volunteer infantry. one Of F-ox's
fighting 900. served through the war In
/ the Third and Sixth army corDS WAS
wounded three times. disabled for life.
six mOnths prisoner of war in SaIfsb4rr,-
=. &. ana LIBBY prison. Richmond AZ
ter the close of the war while still on
cFutches- ne took leading part f- or
sanizins the Boys in Blue in ETarvtand
kWhlch organization was subsequently
merged into the Grand Army Of the Re
public, in which he has been active ever
since its organization. being mast con-,
mander Of post No. J. having r,----so47sI,-
{ filled all OF the subordinate offices. W.
qnanln,91siy erected department commau-
DER IN lst1. senior vice cOmmau nj er-irl-ef,ssf
AZ Boston n 1894. succeeding Cornrade
Biackuar as commandments Dresfd
co over the great tnirty-ninth annual en-
cadm,pme9t at Denver. Colo. in 1906.
terest IN his post. Wilson. No ~ pa
timore. never missing q meeting ana in
December last. yielding to the fn1porfrfnff1-
( Of his comrades. he was unanirnousI1-
eleGted post commander for the present
( Comrade King was appointed fl, 100
. Oy PRESIDENT Roosevelt Tinted s4s+e-
/ pension agent at Washington n =
/ winch position he still holds The Old
e9iil5aoes say they never received their
CHECKS 50 promptly as they do now.
John p. S. Goblin.
Elected eommander-in-chief Al thirt,-
first rational eneampment. Buffalo \
Z Aug .. =. 1897 - =
/ Born in Sunhurv- Pa Ia, so -es-
en1ic education Ill D. suso,sJ, - q 90
versity) served in Union arm, - III