Wines, Frederick Howard, 1838-1912

Princeton Theological Seminary graduate who served as a chaplain in the Civil War, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Ill. from 1865-1869, Administrator of the State Board of Public Charities, 1869-1899, secretary for the National Prison Association, 1887-1890, helped establish the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in 1879 and the Eastern Hospital for the Insane at Kankakee, Ill. and was a special agent for the 10th U.S. Census and Assistant Director for the 12th U.S. Census. He was married to Mary Frances "Fanny" Hackney and they had 8 children.

From the description of Papers, 1861, 1871-1910. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48528751