| Birth: | Feb. 13, 1832
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Dec. 31, 1910
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA | 
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as Major and Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General Absalom Baird, then as Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General James B. Steedman, then finally as Lieutenant Colonel of the 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on June 20, 1865 for "meritorious services". After the end of the conflict he served as Illinois State Treasurer from 1870 to 1881 and from 1883 to 1885, and as Illinois' Lieutenant Governor from 1885 to 1889. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
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Spouse:
Charlotte Augusta Smith (1838 - 1915)*
Children:
John Corson Smith (1869 - 1920)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for John Smith | | | Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Galena
Jo Daviess County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Division 4, Lot 19 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Steve Dunn
Record added: Mar 06, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7238834 |
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Companion #04140 - Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.
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Jeffry Burden
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I am searching for living relatives (or knowledge of their existence) for John Corson Smith or any of his children. A genealogy project by Illinois researcher...
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Kristy Gravlin
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