Edward S. Salomon

Edward Selig Salomon (born December 25, 1836 in the Duchy of Schleswig , † July 18, 1913 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician and general . He was the ninth governor of the Washington Territory from 1870 to 1872 .

Early years

Edward Salomon was born in what is now Schleswig-Holstein and grew up there. In 1856 he emigrated to America and first settled in Chicago ( Illinois ). In 1861 he was elected to the city council of that city.

Solomon in the American Civil War

When the civil war broke out , he joined a volunteer regiment from Illinois as a lieutenant . Its commander was Friedrich Hecker . After an internal dispute in this regiment, both Hecker and Salomon resigned temporarily from military service in December 1861. In September 1862, Hecker set up a new regiment that consisted mainly of European immigrants, mostly Germans, Swedes and Jews. Salomon became a lieutenant colonel in this regiment . At the Battle of Gettysburg , Solomon showed particular bravery when a horse was shot twice under him. After Hecker was wounded, he became the new regimental commander. His conduct during this battle earned him the recognition of his corps commander Carl Schurz . In 1864 he took part in General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign . But he was not involved in the following march through the south to the east coast because he had meanwhile been assigned to Nashville . It was not until December 1864 that he rejoined his regiment. On 13 March 1865 he was appointed Brevet - Brigadier promoted.

Territorial governor and further curriculum vitae

After the end of the war, Salomon returned to Illinois, where he got a job in the administration of Cook County . On March 4, 1870, Edward Salomon was appointed new governor of the Washington Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant . He held this position until 1872, when he became involved in the Grant government scandals and subsequently resigned. Nevertheless, its reputation has not suffered. He received an award from General Philip Sheridan for his military service during the war. After serving as Territory Governor, Salomon moved to San Francisco where he worked as a lawyer. In 1898 he was appointed deputy district attorney there. In 1888 he was elected to the state parliament of California.

Edward Salomon died in San Francisco in 1913. Also worth mentioning are his two cousins Friedrich / Frederick and Charles, who were both generals in the Union Army during the Civil War . A third cousin, also named Edward Salomon , was governor of Wisconsin between 1862 and 1864 .

literature

Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .

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SURNAME	Salomon, Edward S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Salomon, Edward Selig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
DATE OF DEATH	July 18, 1913
Place of death	San Francisco , California