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Grand Army of the Republic
Politician members in Kansas

Joseph P. Allen (1839-1903) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Elkhart County, Ind., October 9, 1839. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1887-88. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., August 17, 1903 (age 63 years, 312 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.   Relatives: Brother of Edwin Bird Allen.   Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) — also known as A. M. Bryant — of Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk County, Ore. Born in Ohio County, Ky., March 1, 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; member of Nebraska state senate 16th District, 1877; president, McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, of asthma, in Falls City, Polk County, Ore., June 4, 1896 (age 58 years, 95 days). Interment at Falls City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.   Relatives: Married, March 30, 1865, to Susan C. Davis.   Morrill Ingalls Davis (1841-1930) — of Kansas. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 2, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1901-03. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Turlock, Stanislaus County, Calif., May 29, 1930 (age 89 years, 27 days). Interment at Turlock Cemetery, Turlock, Calif.   Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) — also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man Eloquent" — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Ohio, February 20, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896. Scottish, German, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., September 19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Essick and Grizella (Todd) Essick; married to the sister-in-law of Washington Irving Howard; married 1858 to Ellen L. Rowley.   Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.   Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) — also known as Andrew J. Felt — of Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha County, Kan. Born in East Victor, Ontario County, N.Y., December 27, 1833. Republican. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868, 1872; postmaster; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1889-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died June 27, 1912 (age 78 years, 183 days). Interment at Seneca City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   Relatives: Son of Warren Torry Felt and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell) Felt; married, February 21, 1858, to Emily J. Rutherford; father-in-law of William Howard Thompson; third cousin thrice removed of Peter Felt, John Felt and Daniel Felt.   Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Wylie Greer (1826-1882) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan.; Winfield, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Allegheny County, Pa., June 2, 1826. Kansas Territory superintendent of schools, 1858-61; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from consumption (tuberculosis), in Winfield, Cowley County, Kan., September 30, 1882 (age 56 years, 120 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.   Relatives: Married 1855 to Clotilda Hilton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Heimké (1847-1931) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in France, July 8, 1847. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; importing and purchasing agent, Mexican Central Railway, 1881-82; general manager, Chihuahua and Durango telephone companies; U.S. Vice Consul in Chihuahua, 1887-92; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1892-93; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1908-09; Salvador, 1909-14. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., July 14, 1931 (age 84 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) — also known as Henry C. Loomis — of Winfield, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., March 16, 1834. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Elks; Redmen. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Winfield, Cowley County, Kan., October 14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.

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