John W. Geary
Union Army General (1819-1873) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 53
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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Engraving of Geary from 1855
Engraving of Geary c. 1856-1862
"Gen'l. John W. Geary and staff - taken at Harper's Ferry"
Portrait by Francis H. Schell depicting Geary on horseback
Opposition poster for the 1866 election. Geary's opponent, Hiester Clymer, ran on a white supremacy platform.
Engraving of Geary from 1873About this person
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1873 · aged 53
