18 Facts About Alexander Warner

Alexander Warner was an American Union Army officer, banker, planter, and Republican politician.

Alexander Warner was the 15th Secretary of State of Mississippi, the 44th State Treasurer of Connecticut, and a member of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Alexander Warner was born on January 10,1827, in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Alexander Warner was the son of Thomas Warner and Amy Warner.

Alexander Warner attended Woodstock Academy in Woodstock and Wesleyan Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.

Alexander Warner then worked as a cotton twine manufacturer, owning and managing a cotton twine manufacturing factory.

Alexander Warner was appointed major of the 3rd Infantry of Connecticut Volunteers on May 14,1861.

On January 15,1862, Alexander Warner was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment and sent to Louisiana.

Alexander Warner then fought in the Battle of Georgia Landing, the Battle of Irish Bend, and the Siege of Port Hudson.

Alexander Warner did this until resigning due to ill health on August 12,1863.

Alexander Warner served in this position until his removal on August 12,1865.

Alexander Warner moved to Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1877, buying a farm there called "Woodlawn".

Alexander Warner was elected to be the 44th State Treasurer of Connecticut, serving from 1887 to 1889.

Alexander Warner was re-elected and served from 1895 to 1897.

Alexander Warner died after a two-week illness in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, on September 6,1914.

Alexander Warner was buried at Woodstock Hill Cemetery in Woodstock, Connecticut.

Alexander Warner married Mary Trumbull Mathewson on September 27,1855.

Together, they had two children: Benjamin Silliman Alexander Warner, born September 24,1856, and Arthur McClellan Alexander Warner, who was born on April 13,1860, and died in his childhood.