Elias S. Stover

Elias Sleeper Stover (born November 22, 1836 in Rockland , Knox County , Maine , †  February 3, 1927 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1875 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Kansas .

Career

Nothing is known about Elias Stover's school education. At first he went to sea like his father. Since 1858 he lived in the Kansas Territory . During the Civil War , he served in a Kansas volunteer unit that was part of the Union Army . He participated in a few battles and made it to the captain. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1867 he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives; in 1871 and 1872 he sat in the State Senate . During his time in Kansas, he also worked as an Indian agent and in banking.

In 1872, Stover was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on the side of Thomas A. Osborn . He held this office between January 13, 1873 and January 11, 1875. He was Deputy Governor . In 1876 he moved to the New Mexico Territory . Between 1881 and 1883 he held the office of County Commissioner in Bernalillo County and in 1889 he was a delegate to a constitutional convention in his territory. Between 1891 and 1897 he served as the first president of the University of New Mexico . He was also a co-founder of the First National Bank of Council Grove and the First National Bank of Albuquerque . Stover died on February 3, 1927 in Albuquerque, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Elias S. Stover in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard
• The lieutenant governors of Kansas