- Harvey Wallis Salmon
Harvey Wallis Salmon (
January 26 ,1839 -April 27 ,1927 , is a U.S. politician fromMissouri .He was born in
Greenville County, South Carolina . As a child, he re-settled inMorgan County, Missouri . At age 13, he was employed as a store clerk inVersailles, Missouri . In 1859, he entered into a partnership with his brother to establish a general store. During the first year of theAmerican Civil War , he served in the Missouri State Guard. He returned to Morgan County, serving as a Confederate Army recruiter when he was captured by Union forces and held for ten months. Upon his release from captivity, he re-joined the Confederate Army, serving on the general staff. Following the war, he moved toClinton, Missouri , where he engaged in the banking and real estate industries. From 1873 to 1875, he served asState Treasurer of Missouri . He was buried in Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, Missouri.References
* [http://www.treasurer.missouri.gov/history/harveywallissalmon.html Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurer's Biography]
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