Adoniram J. Warner | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Milton I. Southard |
| Succeeded by | Gibson Atherton |
| Constituency | 13th district |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Rufus Dawes |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. Taylor |
| Constituency | 15th district (1883–1885) 17th district (1885–1887) |
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| Born | Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-01-13)January 13, 1834 Buffalo,New York |
| Died | August 12, 1910(1910-08-12) (aged 76) Marietta,Ohio |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Beloit College;New York Central College, McGrawville |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel Bvt.Brigadier General |
| Commands | 10th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Adoniram Judson Warner (January 13, 1834 – August 12, 1910) was aU.S. Representative fromOhio and an officer in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1879 and 1887.
Born inWales, New York (nearBuffalo, New York), Warner moved with his parents toWisconsin at the age of eleven. He attendedBeloit College in Wisconsin andNew-York Central College. He was principal of Lewistown (Pennsylvania) Academy,superintendent of the public schools ofMifflin County, Pennsylvania, and principal of Mercer Union School, Pennsylvania from 1856 to 1861.
He was commissioned ascaptain in theTenth Pennsylvania Reserves on July 21, 1861, promoted tolieutenant colonel on May 14, 1862 and becamecolonel on April 25, 1863. He was transferred into theVeteran Reserve Corps in November 1863. On January 13, 1866,PresidentAndrew Johnson nominated Warner for appointment to the grade ofbrevetbrigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and theUnited States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[1]
Warner studied law and wasadmitted to the bar inIndianapolis, Indiana in 1865 but never practiced. At the conclusion of the war, he returned to Pennsylvania, and in 1866 moved toMarietta, Ohio. He engaged in theoil,coal, andrailroad businesses.
Warner was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to theForty-seventh Congress.
Warner was elected to theForty-eighth andForty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1886.
He served as delegate to the1896 Democratic National Convention.
He engaged instreet railway construction in theDistrict of Columbia and inrailroad construction in Ohio. From about 1898 until six months before his death, he engaged in transportation and power development inGeorgia.
He died in Marietta, Ohio August 12, 1910.[2] He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 13th congressional district 1879–1881 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 15th congressional district 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 17th congressional district 1885–1887 | Succeeded by |
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