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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.
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
Item Number: 213915
Call Number: B Plumb, Preston B. *9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213915
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Bankers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Publishers
Collections - Photograph
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate - Plumb, Preston B.
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Military - Wars - Civil War - Price's Raid
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Counties - Breckinridge (1855-1862)
Places - Counties - Lyon
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs
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