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

ana aS cOilSut general at Pans r te4lOc
He also served as United States minister
to Spain.
John p. Rea.
Elected commandments at the
twenty-fiTst national encampment. held
at St. Louis, Mo. Sept d 30 1881. He
was born IN Chester county, Pa. Oct. is.
1870 In 1850 he removed to Miami cOun-
~, O.. and there taught school until April
u. 1861. when he enlisted in the Eleventh
Ohio infantry. He afterwards served IN
the FIRST Ohio cavalry and rose TO the
rank OF major. After the war he served
as internal revenue collector in Pennsyl-
vanla; practiced law; had editorial charge
o. the Tribune newspaper at Minneapolis;
served as probate judge Of Hennepin
county.
William Warner.
Elected commander-in-chief at the
twenty-second national eneampment, held
at Columbus, O.. Sept - IA. 1855. He
was born in Lafayette county. Wis. in
1870. and rose to the rank Of major in
Wisconsin regiment during the war he
removed from Wisconsin to Kansas City,
Mo. to practice law. and has been a lead
ing citizen of that city and of the state
Of Missouri ever since He has occupied
practically every official position in that
city within the gift Of that people. He
was representative Of the Fifth Missouri
district of congress for two terms, and
declined nomination for a third term He
was serving as United States district at
the state of Missouri to the senate Of the
United States. in which capacity he is
row doing such splendid service.
Russell A. AIger.
Elected commander-in-chief at the
tWenty-third national encampment. held
at Milwaukee. Wis. Aug 2S 30 1889 He
was born in Ohio. removed to Michigan.
rose to the rank of brigadier general dur
ing the war; governor of Michigan; secTe-
tary of war under President Mckinley;
United States senator from Michigan
Died at his home in Detroit. Mich, Jan.
"a. 1901
WheeIock G. Veazey.
Elected mmander-in-chief at the
twenty-fOurth national encampment, held
at Boston, Mass in 1890 He was a ma
tive of Brentwood, Vt. a graduate of
Dartmouth college; ma jor and lieutenant
colonel Of the Sixteenth Vermont; distin-
guished himself at the battle of Gettys-
burg by changing front and charging on
the flank Of Wilcox's division; practiced
law at Rutland. Vt, after the war; was
a judge of the supreme court Of Vermont:
was member of the interstate commerce
commission, in which capacity he was
serving at the time of his death on March
y. 1888.
John Palmer.
Elected commandments at the
twenty-fifth national encampment. held
at Detroit. Mich. Aug. =. . 1891 He
enlisted sept TO, lS6l, as private in COM
pany 3. Ninety-first New York volun-
teers. and was promoted to corporal. ser
geant, sergeant major, second lieutenant.
first lieutenant and captain. participating
in every battle in which his regiment
was engaged At the engagement at Five
Forks, Va. he received an injury to his
spine, which left him in impaired health
afterWaTd causing him intense physical
suffering. He was secretary Of state of
the state of New York, and died April Is,
1905.
A. G. Weissert.
Elected cOmmander-in-chief at the
twenty-siXth national encampment held
at Washington, d. g.. Sept. ), = 1895. He
was born in Canton. o.. Aug. = 1874: was
graduated at Racine High school and
University of Ann ATbOr. Mich. the lat
ter comforting the degree Of Ii. B. He
was member of the Live Eagle regiment
from Wisconsin, and was severely wound
ed at the battle of Nashville. Sept -
1864. and brevetted for meritorious con-
duct He was appointed cadet at West