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John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) 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. [1] Early years.
The American Battlefield Trust's biography of Union General John White Geary, who fought at Bolivar Heights, was captured in Leesburg, wounded at Cedar Mountain and commanded troops at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Dug Gap and is best known for his command at Culp's Hill.
John White Geary was a lawyer, Civil War general, mayor and territorial and state governor. John White Geary as a Brigadier General. Early Life. John W. Geary was born on December 30, 1819 in a log house in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania near Mount Pleasant. His parents were Richard and Margaret White Geary.
Geary’s background and ambition had earned him experiences in education, engineering, and the law, as a resolute and courageous war hero in Mexico, as well as service as a successful politician and administrator in California.
Collection Overview. Finding Aid View. Digital Materials. Container List. Scope and Contents. John White Geary was born near Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on December 30, 1819. He served during the Mexican War in the 2d Pennsylvania Infantry.
Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa., December 30, 1819, Geary was a man equally at home in politics and the military. He was a student at Jefferson College in Canons-burg, Pa., when the death of his father forced him to begin adult life early. Geary tested a number of professions before settling on law.
Quick Facts. Significance: Superintendent of the Allegheny Portage Railroad and later Major General in the Union Army and Governor of Pennsylvania. Place of Birth: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Date of Birth: December 30, 1819. Place of Death: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Date of Death: February 8, 1873. Place of Burial: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
