This photograph shows Preston B. Plumb, (1837-1891). Plumb a newspaper editor and publisher from Berkshire, Ohio, settles in ,1856, in the Kansas territory. A supporter of the Free State movement and founder of Emporia, Kansas, in 1857, Plumb is one of Kansas' prominent leaders. In 1858, he is a delegate to the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention. Three years later, in 1861, Plumb is elected as a Republican to the Kansas House of Representatives. The start of the Civil War puts a temporary hold on Plumb's political career, when he enlists in the Union Army as a second lieutenant with the 11th Kansas Infantry. When the regiment is reassigned as the 11th Kansas Cavalry, in 1863, Plumb serves as captain, major, and lieutenant colonel. During the war he is involved in several skirmishes and battles including: Prairie Grove, Price's Raid, and Westport. At the close of the war, Plumb returns to Kansas. He resumes his political career by serving in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1867 to 1868. Plumb did not seek reelection, in 1869, but returns to private life in Emporia, Kansas. For several years Plumb practiced law and banking until 1877 when he is elected to the U.S. Senate. He served for fourteen years as a U.S. Senator from Kansas and was responsible for passing major legislation that preserved the conservation of natural resources in the United States. On December 20, 1891, Preston B. Plumb passed away at the age of fifty-four while serving in office.