| Birth: | May 23, 1813 | | Death: | Feb. 27, 1895 | 
Civil War Union Major General, Idaho Governor. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a lawyer for the Illinois Central Railroad when he was appointed Colonel in command of the 29th Illinois Infantry Regiment. In 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General in command of the 43rd Illinois Infantry Brigade that participated in the Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns. For leadership and dedication to duty, he was brevetted Major General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865. After the war, he resumed legal practice and in 1876, President Ulysses Grant appointed him the seventh Governor of the Idaho Territory, serving until 1878. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Mary Williams Brayman (1816 - 1886)*
Children:
Robert B. Brayman (1838 - 1904)*
Ella Sophia Brayman Sharpe (1853 - 1881)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Mason Brayman | | | Burial:
Hillside Cemetery
Ripon
Fond du Lac County
Wisconsin, USA
GPS (lat/lon): 43.84394, -88.84564 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 26, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5894229 |
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Rest In Peace Brother.
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Treeoligy
Added: Sep. 3, 2012 |
R.I.P. - mason Brayman was born in Buffalo, New York on May 23, 1813 - he died in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 27, 1895.
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Robert Kuhmann
Added: Jan. 21, 2012 |
Thank You.
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LaDene
Added: Feb. 27, 2011 |
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