At the outbreak of the Civil War, John answered the call of the Union and enlisted in Company A, 11th Michigan Cavalry, where he was named a Lieutenant. He was impressive on the field of battle and was soon promoted to Captain. He was also recognized as an intelligent and organized man and, in the last year of the war, served as Assistant Inspector General on the staff of Gen. S.B. Brown.
Armed with his service record and underpinned by a personality that inspired confidence, John entered local politics and then served as a clerk for the Michigan State Senate. Locally he owned several businesses with his son-in-law Daniel Kinyon, including a grocery store and livery stable. He built a lovely brick house on Reading Avenue.
Meanwhile the movement of white settlers across the country continued. To facilitate this, John was appointed Superintendent to remove the Ponca Indians from Dakota to their reservation in the Indian Territory. Having efficiently opened another part of the continent for white settlers, John was appointed U.S. Counsel in Brazil, then promoted to the Consular Service in France, where he died.
-Text by JoAnne P. Miller
At the outbreak of the Civil War, John answered the call of the Union and enlisted in Company A, 11th Michigan Cavalry, where he was named a Lieutenant. He was impressive on the field of battle and was soon promoted to Captain. He was also recognized as an intelligent and organized man and, in the last year of the war, served as Assistant Inspector General on the staff of Gen. S.B. Brown.
Armed with his service record and underpinned by a personality that inspired confidence, John entered local politics and then served as a clerk for the Michigan State Senate. Locally he owned several businesses with his son-in-law Daniel Kinyon, including a grocery store and livery stable. He built a lovely brick house on Reading Avenue.
Meanwhile the movement of white settlers across the country continued. To facilitate this, John was appointed Superintendent to remove the Ponca Indians from Dakota to their reservation in the Indian Territory. Having efficiently opened another part of the continent for white settlers, John was appointed U.S. Counsel in Brazil, then promoted to the Consular Service in France, where he died.
-Text by JoAnne P. Miller
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