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Adin Ballou Capron

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Adin Ballou Capron Famous memorial

Birth
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Mar 1911 (aged 70)
Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. At the advent of the Civil War, he was a grain miller when he enlisted in the Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, Union Army and achieved the rank of brevet Major in the Signal Corps. After the war, he returned to his grain mill and was a member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, (1887-92). In 1897, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the next six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1910. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed previous business interests until his death at age 70.
U.S. Congressman. At the advent of the Civil War, he was a grain miller when he enlisted in the Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, Union Army and achieved the rank of brevet Major in the Signal Corps. After the war, he returned to his grain mill and was a member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, (1887-92). In 1897, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the next six succeeding Congresses, serving until 1910. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed previous business interests until his death at age 70.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith




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  • Added: Mar 11, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7254264/adin_ballou-capron: accessed ), memorial page for Adin Ballou Capron (9 Jan 1841–17 Mar 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7254264, citing Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.