US Carney, Thomas - Governor, KS

Thomas Carney​

Born: August 20, 1824

Birthplace: Delaware County, Ohio

Father: James Carney 1797 – 1828

(Buried: Blue Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Ohio)​

Mother: Jane Ostrander 1800 – 1880

(Buried: Blue Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Ohio)​

Wife: Rebecca Ann Canady 1827 – 1894

(Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas)

Children:

Edwin LeRoy Carney 1852 – 1902​

(Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas)​

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William Ware Carney 1854 – 1927​

(Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas)​

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Charles T. Carney 1861 – 1938​

(Buried: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Occupation before War:

Worked in a Mercantile business making $50.00 per month.​

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He would get a raise the next year to $100.00 a month.​

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Partner in a dry – goods house in Cincinnati, Ohio​

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Owner of the first Wholesale house in Leavenworth, Kansas​

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Founder of wholesale shoe firm Carney, Storer, & Co.​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Kansas State Representative​

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1863 – 1865: Governor of Kansas​

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As Governor he endorsed the Kansas State Bonds to establish state credit on a firmer footing to foster national credibility.​

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Sold Kansas State Bonds in New York to secure funding needed for arms and ammunition.​

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Organized and financed an armored border patrol to defend Kansas–Missouri border from Confederates.​

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The U.S. Government order him to disband the border patrol three days before Quantrill's violent attack on Lawrence, Kansas.​

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1864: Denied a second term as Governor of Kansas​

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1864: Declined appointment as United States Senator​

Occupation after War:

Wholesale Storage Businessman in Leavenworth, Kansas.​

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1865 – 1866: Mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas​

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One of the Founder's of Leavenworth's First National Bank​

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Member of the board of directors Leavenworth First National Bank​

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Director of Kansas City, Lawrence & Fort Gibson Railroad​

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Associated with mining in Gunnison, Colorado​

Died: July 28, 1888

Place of Death: Leavenworth, Kansas

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas

 

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One biography states that he took a $15,000 from his Republican opponent (Alexander Caldwell) to leave the race for Senate in 1871.