Francis, or Frank, Posegate was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County on October 11,1837.
21 Facts About Frank Posegate
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Frank Posegate was raised in "Little Dixie" in the Missouri and Iowa frontier.
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Frank Posegate's family lived along the Missouri River in Liberty and Boonville, Missouri.
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The Posegate family moved to Fort Des Moines, Iowa for a time, where Frank worked for Lamson Sherman, the brother of General Sherman, as a carrier and printers "devil" for the Iowa Star.
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When Frank Posegate was 13, the family moved to St Joseph, Missouri.
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In St Joseph, Frank Posegate started working in the printing business, at the office of the Adventurer.
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Frank Posegate continued in this line of work, eventually opening the first job printing office in St Joseph with James A Millan in 1856.
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Frank Posegate was firmly in support of the Union on the topic of secession, but was against abolitionist views of another paper, the Free Democrat.
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Frank Posegate bought out his partners and became the sole owner of The West in February 1860.
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However, his Unionist views were controversial in the south and Frank Posegate moved back to Ohio a few days before the presidential election.
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Frank Posegate eventually returned to St Joseph, in 1867, and took over management of the Herald.
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Frank Posegate started The St Joseph Steam Printing Company on June 1,1870.
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Frank Posegate ran the business during the 1870s and 1880s.
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On January 23,1862, Frank Posegate was promoted to 1st lieutenant.
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Frank Posegate was promoted to Captain on September 6,1862.
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Frank Posegate fought in the Siege of Vicksburg, after which he resigned his post on June 25,1863, claiming bad eyesight.
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However, in September 1864, Frank Posegate helped to organize the 175th Ohio and became a conditional second lieutenant in that outfit.
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On December 12,1877, Frank Posegate was appointed the twenty-second Postmaster of St Joseph, Missouri by President Hays.
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Frank Posegate served as Mayor for St Joseph between 1882 and 1884.
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In 1858, Frank Posegate married his first wife, Sarah Johnson from New Lexington, Highland County, Ohio.
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Frank Posegate died on January 19,1917, and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St Louis.