Willis Arnold Gorman
Born: January 12, 1816
Birthplace: Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Father: David Gorman 1780 – 1833
Mother: Elizabeth McCart 1790 – 1832
Wife: Emily Newington 1827 – 1879
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Children:
Judge Ellis Stone Gorman 1845 – 1892
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Education:
1845: Graduated from Indiana University Law School
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Bloomington, Indiana
1837 – 1838: Clerk of Indiana State Senate
1841 – 1844: Indiana State Representative
Served in the Mexican – American War rising to Colonel
1849 – 1853: U.S. Congressman from Indiana
1853 – 1857: Governor of Minnesota Territory
1857: Delegate to Minnesota State Constitution Convention
1857 – 1861: Attorney in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1858: Minnesota State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 1st Minnesota Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in Heintzelman's Division at First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1862: Commended for his role at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862 – 1864: Commander of Eastern Arkansas District
1864: Mustered out of the Union Army on May 4th
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1869: Attorney in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1869 – 1876: Attorney for the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Died: May 20, 1876
Place of Death: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Cause of Death: Debility
Age at time of Death: 60 years old
Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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