Alexander Oswald Brodie

Alexander Oswald Brodie (born November 12, 1849 in Edwards , St. Lawrence County , New York , † May 10, 1918 in Heddonfield , New Jersey ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ), who served as governor of the 1902-1905 Arizona Territory .

Brodie decided early on to pursue a career as a military officer. Therefore he attended the US Military Academy at West Point , where he graduated in 1870. Prior to the Spanish-American War , he was promoted to senior regimental officer with the rank of major in the regular army.

During the war, he served in the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (the Rough Riders ) with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt . Brodie ranked third in the regiment's command structure . The regimental leader was Colonel ( Doctor-Surgeon ) Leonard Wood , Teddy Roosevelt was his deputy. Brodie led one of two squadrons. His right arm was smashed in the so-called Splendid Little War . As a result of this fighting, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel for his heroism .

He spent 20 years in Prescott , where he owned a large mine, before the Spanish-American War broke out. After the war, he was appointed governor of the Arizona Territory on July 1, 1902, an office he held until February 15, 1905. He also ran for a delegate seat in the US Congress immediately after the war in 1898 .

After his death in 1918, he was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife Mary LH Brodie (1864–1957) was later buried next to him.

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SURNAME	Brodie, Alexander Oswald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 12, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Edwards , New York
DATE OF DEATH	May 10, 1918
Place of death	near Heddonfield , New Jersey