Edward Hogue Funston | |
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 Funstonc. 1880 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's2nd district | |
| In office March 21, 1884 – August 2, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Dudley C. Haskell |
| Succeeded by | Horace L. Moore |
| Member of theKansas Senate | |
| In office 1880-1884 | |
| Member of theKansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873-1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1836-09-16)September 16, 1836 New Carlisle, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1911(1911-09-10) (aged 74) Iola, Kansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Iola Cemetery, Iola, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaUnion |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  1st Lieutenant |
| Unit | 16th Ohio Battery |
Edward Hogue Funston (September 16, 1836 – September 10, 1911) was an American politician who was aU.S. representative fromKansas. He was the father of generalFrederick Funston.
Funston was born nearNew Carlisle, Ohio on September 16, 1836.[1] He attended the country schools of New Carlisle, then Linden Hill Academy in New Carlisle andMarietta College in Ohio.[1]
He taught school, and during theAmerican Civil War, entered theUnion Army in 1861 aslieutenant in the Sixteenth Ohio Battery.[1] He participated in the principal engagements along theMississippi River and mustered out in 1865.[1]
He moved to a farm inCarlyle, Kansas in 1867.[1] Funston served as member of theKansas House of Representatives (1873–1876) and wasSpeaker in 1875.[1] He served in theKansas Senate (1880–1884), and wasSenate President in 1880.[1]
Funston was elected as aRepublican to the48th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofDudley C. Haskell.[1] He was reelected to the49th and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 21, 1884, to March 3, 1893.[1] He served as chairman of theAgriculture Committee (Fifty-first Congress).
He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the53rd Congress and served from March 4, 1893, until August 2, 1894, when he was succeeded byHorace L. Moore, who successfully contested the election. After leaving Congress, Funston returned to his Kansas farm.
He died at his home inIola, Kansas, on September 10, 1911,[1] and was interred in Iola Cemetery.[2]
In 1861, Funston married 18-year-old Ann Eliza Mitchell ofWest Charleston, Ohio; she was a cousin of his Civil War battery commander and a great-grandniece ofDaniel Boone.[3] Their children included:Frederick; James Burton; Pogue Warwick; Ella (Eckdall); Aldo; and Edward H. Jr.[3] They were also the parents of two other children, a boy and a girl, who died in infancy.[3]
Frederick Funston went on to become amajor general in theUnited States Army and was a recipient of theMedal of Honor.[4]
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