1. Robert Dollard was an American attorney and politician.
22 Facts About Robert Dollard
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Robert Dollard later moved to South Dakota and served as its first attorney general.
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Robert Dollard's mother died when he was two years old, and his father soon remarried.
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Robert Dollard was raised by his father and stepmother Ann, and according to an 1855 state census, his siblings included an older sister named Mary and a younger half-sister named Elisabeth.
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Dollard was educated through the high school grades in the public schools of Fall River and Stoughton and by the time of the 1860 federal census, Mary and Robert Dollard were living in Easton, Massachusetts, where Mary worked in a thread factory and Robert was employed as a moulder.
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Robert Dollard attained the rank of sergeant before receiving his commission as a second lieutenant, and he later received promotion to first lieutenant.
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The 23rd Massachusetts was part of Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, and engagements in which Robert Dollard took part included the battles of Roanoke Island, New Bern, and Fort Macon.
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Robert Dollard left the 23rd Massachusetts in December 1863 for promotion to captain in the 2nd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment.
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Battles in which Robert Dollard was a participant included the Siege of Suffolk and Second Battle of Suffolk, and the Siege of Petersburg.
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In September 1864, Robert Dollard received a head wound during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, and his heroism and coolness under fire while directing troops to maintain their lines resulted in his promotion to major.
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Robert Dollard took part in numerous reunions and other public events to commemorate the war, and published several newspaper articles and other writings about his experiences.
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Robert Dollard traveled to San Antonio, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana in search of other opportunities, but returned to Galesburg several months later to begin studying law with a local attorney.
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Robert Dollard was admitted to the bar in 1870 and practiced throughout Knox, Peoria, and Fulton Counties.
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In 1878, Robert Dollard traded parcels with another landowner and later that year he visited the one he had acquired in the Dakota Territory.
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In 1881, Robert Dollard gave up farming and settled in Scotland, where he developed a law practice that covered Bon Homme, Hutchinson, and several adjoining counties.
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In 1888, Robert Dollard was elected to the Territorial Council, the upper house of the legislature, and he served until South Dakota attained statehood in November 1889.
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In 1892, Robert Dollard was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor.
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In 1905, Robert Dollard left South Dakota and settled in Santa Monica, California, where he lived in retirement.
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Robert Dollard died in Santa Monica on April 28,1912.
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Robert Dollard was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Scotland, South Dakota.
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In 1875, Dollard married Carrie E Dunn of Yates City, Illinois.
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Robert Dollard was a school teacher and librarian, activist for women's suffrage, and participant in other civic causes; in addition to serving as the first teacher in Scotland's public school, she organized and managed the town's library for many years.