Philip S. Post

Philip Sidney Post (born March 19, 1833 in Florida , Orange County , New York , † January 6, 1895 in Galesburg , Illinois ) was an American general, diplomat and politician .

Life

After graduating from Union College in Schenectady and Poughkeepsie Law School , Philip S. Post worked as a lawyer and newspaper editor in Kansas . At the beginning of the civil war , he joined the US Army (Union Army) , served mainly at the front until the end of the war and rose to become general . He received the Medal of Honor for his service at the Battle of Nashville .

Post, a member of the Republican Party , was consul in Vienna from 1866 and consul general responsible for Austria-Hungary from 1874 to 1879 . From 1887 to 1895 he was a member of the United States House of Representatives as a representative of the State of Illinois.

Philip S. Post in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Post, Philip S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Post, Philip Sidney (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American general, diplomat, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 19, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Florida , New York
DATE OF DEATH	January 6, 1895
Place of death	Galesburg , Illinois