1. Freeman Thorpe was a state legislator in Ohio and a soldier.
11 Facts About Freeman Thorpe
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Freeman Thorpe was born in Geneva, Ohio in 1844 to Clarissa Thorpe.
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Freeman Thorpe apparently began practicing his skills with art from an early age.
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At the age of 16 or 17, Thorpe first encountered Abraham Lincoln as his inaugural train traveled through Geneva on February 15,1861.
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Freeman Thorpe is said to have carried a missive from camp in Tennessee to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
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Freeman Thorpe left Ruby's studio in 1869 or 1870 to open his own photography studio in Bucyrus, Ohio.
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Between his Capitol studio, his studio in Geneva, and travel around the country, Freeman Thorpe is estimated to have created roughly 600 works.
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Freeman Thorpe's subjects included presidents, governors, Congressmen, Cabinet members, generals, and other well-known figures of his day.
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Freeman Thorpe served as a commander of the Ohio National Guard until 1885, and achieved the rank of colonel through his service.
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Freeman Thorpe died in Crow Wing County on October 20,1922, at the age of 78.
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Freeman Thorpe married Orlena Eggleston in Geneva, Ohio in 1865.