- Edward F. Noyes
Edward Follansbee Noyes (October 3, 1832ndash September 4, 1890) was a Republican politician from
Ohio . Noyes served as the 30th Governor of Ohio.Biography
Noyes was born in
Haverhill, Massachusetts . He was orphaned at the age of three and was raised inNew Hampshire by his grandfather and a guardian. At the age of thirteen, he was apprenticed to the printer of the "The Morning Star", a religious newspaper published inDover, New Hampshire . He remained an apprentice for over four years until he left to enter an academy inKingston, New Hampshire . He graduated fromDartmouth College in 1857 (4th in a class of 57 students), then moved toCincinnati, Ohio , and attended theCincinnati Law School .Noyes served in the
Union Army during the Civil War. He helped organize the39th Ohio Infantry , and was rewarded with a commission as its first major on July 27, 1861. Within a few months, he had become theregiment 's colonel. He was severely wounded in his ankle in a skirmish at Ruff's Mill on July 4, 1864, during theAtlanta Campaign and, as a result, had his left leg amputated. Three months later, Maj. Gen.Joseph Hooker assigned Noyes, who was still recuperating and using crutches, to the command ofCamp Dennison near Cincinnati, breveted him as a brigadier general. Noyes commanded the post until April 22, 1865, when he resigned to become city solicitor.He was elected in October 1866 as the probate judge of Hamilton County.
He was elected to the governorship in 1871, besting another former Union Army officer, Col.
George W. McCook , by more than twenty thousand votes. He served one two-year term between 1872–74, pushing for strictercoal mine inspection laws and promoting fish conservation.He later served as
Rutherford B. Hayes 's Minister toFrance from 1877–81, apatronage reward for his strong support of his fellow Buckeye soldier during Hayes' presidential campaign.He was buried in
Spring Grove Cemetery inCincinnati, Ohio .References
* [http://ohiobio.org/governors/noyes.htm Ohio Governors - bio of Noyes]
* [http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/ohgovernment/governors/noyes.html Ohio Historical Society webpage for Governor Noyes]External links
*findagrave|5076 Retrieved on 2008-02-14
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