US Con Loan, Benjamin Franklin - U.S. Congressman, MO

Benjamin Franklin Loan​

Born: October 4, 1819

Birthplace: Hardinsburg, Kentucky

Father: Joseph Wright Loan 1793 – 1877

(Buried: Platte City Cemetery, Platte City, Missouri)​

Mother: Susan Loan 1800 – 1870

(Buried: Platte City Cemetery, Platte City, Missouri)​

Wife: Emeline Eleanor Fowler 1823 – 1914

(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)​

Political Party: Unconditional Unionist and Republican Party

Occupation before War:

1840 – 1861: Attorney in Saint Joseph, Missouri​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Missouri State Militia​

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1861: Helped recruit, train, and organize Missouri Militia forces​

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1862: Missouri Militia Commander at Battle of Yellow Creek, Missouri​

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1863: Honorably discharged from the State Militia on June 8th​​

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1863 – 1869: United States Congressman from Missouri​

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1863 – 1865: Member of House Militia Committee​

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1865: Voted in support of the 13th​ Amendment to U.S. Constitution​

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1865 – 1867: Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee​

Occupation after War:

1867 – 1869: Chairman of House Revolutionary Pensions Committee​

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1867 – 1869: Member of House Freedmen's Bureau Committee​

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1868: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress​

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1869: Visitor to United States Military Academy​

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1869 – 1881: Attorney in Saint Joseph, Missouri​

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1876: Missouri Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

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1876: Unsuccessful candidate for United States Congress​

Died: March 30, 1881

Place of Death: Saint Joseph, Missouri

Age at time of Death: 61 years old

Burial Place: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri