Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
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Born in Waltham, Mass., Nathaniel Prentiss Banks worked as a child laborer in a cotton mill and as a mechanic before studying law. He served in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives and was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat in 1853. Reelected as a Republican in 1856, Banks resigned his seat in 1857 and served as governor of Massachusetts from 1858-1861. In the Civil War he was given command in the Department of the Shenandoah, where he was defeated by Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester and then at Cedar Mt. during the second battle of Bull Run. In late 1862, Banks replaced Benjamin F. Butler at New Orleans and cooperated with Grant in opening up the Mississippi by capturing Port Hudson in July of 1863 and in participating in the Red River expedition of 1864. After the war he served several terms as a Republican representative of Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress.
American politician and soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Nathaniel P. Banks, congressman, governor of Massachusetts, and Union soldier, was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. In spite of his informal education, he was admitted to the bar at the age of 23. Banks married Mary I. Palmer in 1847. He was elected as a state representative in 1849 and made speaker of the House. He was elected to Congress in 1853 and was governor of Massachusetts from 1858-1860. One year later he was commissioned Major General of volunteers in the Union army. Banks was involved in several major battles including those at Front Royal, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, and Port Hudson. He led some 20,000 Federal troops in the Red River campaign. Following the war, Banks was immediately elected to fill a vacancy in the U. S. House of Representatives, where he served until 1872. He briefly served in the Massachusetts Senate (1874) but soon returned to Congress where he remained until 1879, at which time he was appointed U. S. marshal for Massachusetts (1879-1888). Banks was again elected to Congress, however, he retired before the end of his term due to ill health. He died in 1894 and was survived by a son and two daughters.
American politician and general
Nathaniel P. Banks was a congressman, governor of Massachusetts, and general in the Federal Army during the Civil War. Banks commanded the Department of the Gulf and participated in battles including Front Royal, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Port Hudson, and Baton Rouge.
U.S. representative (1853-1857), governor of Massachusetts (1858-1860), and General serving with U.S. Army during Civil War, of Waltham, Mass.
Union officer and U.S. Representative, of Waltham, Mass.
Born in Waltham, Mass., Nathaniel Prentiss Banks worked as a child laborer in a cotton mill and as a mechanic before studying law. He served in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives and was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat in 1853. Reelected as a Republican in 1856, Banks resigned his seat in 1857 and served as governor of Massachusetts from 1858-1861. In the Civil War he was given command in the Dept. of the Shenandoah, where he was defeated by Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester and then at Cedar Mt. during the second battle of Bull Run. In late 1862, Banks replaced Benjamin F. Butler at New Orleans and cooperated with Grant in opening up the Mississippi by capturing Port Hudson in July, 1863, and in participating in the Red River expedition of 1864. After the war he served several terms as a Republican representative of Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress.
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (1816-1894) was a Massachusetts politician and Union general, whose career in public life spanned the period 1849 to 1891. He served several terms in the Massachusetts General Court (1849-1853; 1874), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1853-1857; 1865-1873; 1875-1879; 1889-1891), and as Governor of Massachusetts (1858-1861). His tempestuaous career as a Union general was highlighted by his capture of Port Hudson in 1863. Banks also served as a U.S. Marshall in Massachusetts from 1879 to 1888. He had attended the common schools in his hometown of Waltham, Mass., was trained as a machinist and lawyer, and was proprietor of the _Middlesex Reporter_. He also served as an inspector in the Boston customhouse and was a candidate seven times before his election to the Massachusetts House and the national House, and was regarded as a politician of tact and integrity.
Army officer, governor of Massachusetts, speaker of U.S. House of representatives.
Massachusetts state representative (1849-1852); Congressman (1853-1857, 1865-1873, 1875-1879, 1889-1891); Governor (1858-1860); Major General of Volunteers, Union Army (1861-1865); United States Marshal for Massachusetts (1879-1888).
U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts; and army officer.
Massachusetts state legislator and U.S. representative, U.S. Army general during the Civil War, leader of Red River Expedition (1864); resident of Waltham, Mass.
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