The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-29

Colonel Veale came to Topeka when
there were 500 persons in the town. He
stayed thru hard times and prosperity,
and during the famous srasshopper in
Vaslon he and his business associates
helped hundreds of people by selling
at prices barely above cost instead of
Initiating the cost of commodities as
other dealers were doing.
Colonel Veale leaves two sons
George w. Veale, proprietor of the U.
V. laundry, and Edward ]. Veale of
Los Angeles, besides his wife.
Family of Warriors.
Colonel veale came of old fighting
stock, his grandfather having been a
soldier in the Revolutionary war
His father, James G. Veale, fought in
the war of 1912. Colonel Yeale was
born on a farm near Washington,
Daviess county, Indiana. May. 20,
1898. He was a descendent of one
of the oldest families in America. He
was conspicuous for many years thru
his connection with public affairs in
I-.enSas.
Colonel Veale grew to manhood in
Indiana. He attended school three
months out of each>year until II wears
of age when he entered Wabash coll
lege, where he studied three years. He
then became a clerk in a dry goods
store at Evansville, Ind, remaining in
that position until 1857.
He was married to Miss Mamie
johnson in January, 1857, and they
came to Kansas in the same year. set
ting in Quindaro,- now a part of Wy
andotte county They formed part of
the part in which was the late Judge
Crozier of Leavenworth. In Quindaro,
Colonel Veale engaged in mercantile
business and started his career of pub
lie usefulness. His first office was
sheriff of Wyandotte county.
Raised Volunteer Company.
Under President Lincoln's first call
fO,. x,o1nptaarS Colonel Uealo raised
company at Quindaro in June, 1851,
for service in the Civil war: He was
commissioned captain and his COM
pany was assigned to the Fourth Kan
sas Volunteer cavalry. Later he saw
service as colonel of the Second Kan
sas militia which served in the cam
paign against Price in his invasion of
Kansas.
Colonel veale's entire military rec
ord shows skill and bravery as sol
der, and he well kept up the family
record for courage and patriotism.
After a brief residence in Quindaro
Colonel Veale came to Topeka and eS-
tablished' himself in the mercantile
business in the firm of Hamilton &
Co. In 1866 he was appointed agent
for the sale of railroad lands in KAN
sas, a position which he held for three
years.
He also was tax commissioner for
the Union Pacific railroad for a NUM-
Der of years and was one of the incor-
pOratOrs of the AtchiSOn, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad. He organized the
! Topeka Bank and Savings institution,
which is now the Bank of Topeka,
and was the builder of the Veale
block on Quincy street between Sixth
avenue and Seventh street.
II Years in Legislature
Colonel Veale was an ardent Re-
I publican all of his life. He was a
member of the first legislature under
the Leavenworth constitution; served
two terms in the state senate during
| 1857 and 1868, as the legislature met
every year at that time. and served
| fourteen years in the house of repre-
sentatives, his first term being IN
| 1871. In that same year he was pres
| ident of the State Fair association
| He was a member of the State His
| torical society and served as president
| of the society in 1907 and 1908. He
| was a member of the Red Cross assu-
| citation. In 1866 he Joined the Ma
sonic order, taking the degrees with
| the late Senator Preston 3. Plumb
and Charles Columbia.
/ Colonel and Mrs. Vea1e lived many
years on the site of the present city
halls Their home was the scene OF
many social affairs and many promi-
nent people of the nation, including
Gen. U. s. Grant and his suite were
| entertained by the famous old To-
pekan.
Colonel Veale had been retired TO-
many years, but he kept up a lively
| interest in public affairs and was con-
versant with all issues of the day
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