John W. Geary
Politician
1819 – 1873
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Who was John W. Geary?
John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.
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- Born
- Dec 30, 1819
Mount Pleasant - Also known as
- John Geary
- Religion
- Methodism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Lived in
- Harrisburg
- Died
- Feb 8, 1873
Harrisburg
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on July 23, 2013
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