- Francis E. Warren
Infobox Senator
name=Francis Emroy Warren
jr/sr=United States Senator
state=Wyoming
term=1890ndash 1893 1895ndash 1929
preceded="(none)"Joseph M. Carey
succeeded=Clarence D. Clark Patrick Joseph Sullivan
date of birth=birth date|1844|6|20|mf=y
place of birth=Hinsdale, Massachusetts , U.S.
date of death=death date and age|1929|11|24|1844|6|20|mf=y
place of death=Washington, D.C. , U.S.
spouse=
profession=Politician ,Farmer
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party=RepublicanFrancis Emroy Warren (20 June 1844ndash 24 November 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the
United States Senate representingWyoming .Early life and military service
Warren was born on 20 June 1844 in Hinsdale, Berkshire County,
Massachusetts and grew up attending common schools and his localHinsdale Academy .During the
American Civil War , Warren served in the 49th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as anoncommissioned officer . At the siege ofPort Hudson , Warren received theMedal of Honor for battlefield gallantry at age nineteen. His entire platoon was destroyed by Confederate bombardment and Warren, taking a serious scalp wound, disabled the artillery. Warren later served as aCaptain in theMassachusetts Militia .Business and politics
Following the Civil War, Warren engaged in
farming andstock-raising in Massachusetts before moving to Wyoming (then part of theTerritory of Dakota ) in 1868. Settling in Cheyenne, Mr. Warren engaged inreal estate ,mercantile business,livestock raising and the establishment of Cheyenne's firstlighting system, becoming quite wealthy.Mr. Warren's political work included: Member, Wyoming Territorial Senate (1873-1874, 1884-1885), serving as Senate President; Member, Cheyenne
City Council (1873-1874);Treasurer of Wyoming (1876, 1879, 1882, 1884); andMayor of Cheyenne (1885).In February 1885, Mr. Warren was appointed
Governor of theTerritory of Wyoming by PresidentChester A. Arthur , although he was removed by Democratic PresidentGrover Cleveland in November 1886. He was reappointed by PresidentBenjamin Harrison in March 1889 and served until 1890, when he was elected firstGovernor of Wyoming (September-November 1890).enate years and death
In November 1890, Warren resigned as Governor, having been elected to the
United States Senate as a Republican, serving until 4 March 1893. He then resumed his former business pursuits before returning to the Senate (4 March 1895–24 November 1929). During his long Senate service, Mr. Warren wasChairman of the severalSenate Committees ::- Committee onIrrigation andReclamation of Arid Lands:- Committee on Claims:- Committee onIrrigation :- Committee onMilitary Affairs:- Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds:- Committee onAgriculture and Forestry:- Committee on Appropriations:- Committee on Engrossed BillsSenator Warren died on 24 November 1929 in
Washington, D.C. His funeral service was held in the United States Senate chamber. At the time of his death, Warren had served longer than any other US Senator.Legacy
F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming is named after Warren. Additionally, Warren's daughter married then-CaptainJohn J. Pershing in 1905. Several years later, PresidentTheodore Roosevelt promoted Pershing from captain to Brigadier General over 900 senior officers. Pershing's wife and three daughters were later killed during a fire at thePresidio inSan Francisco . Warren was also the first senator to hire a female staffer and, as Appropriations Chairman duringWorld War I , he was instrumental in funding the American efforts.ee also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients
*External links
CongBio|W000164 Retrieved on
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* [http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warren.html Political Graveyard]
*findagrave|5824424 Retrieved on2008-02-01 Persondata
NAME= Warren, Francis E.
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