William A. Pile

Infobox Governor
name=William Anderson Pile

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caption=
order=8th
office=Territorial Governor of New Mexico
term_start=1869
term_end=1871
lieutenant=
predecessor=Robert B. Mitchell
successor=Marsh Giddings
birth_date=February 11, 1829
birth_place=Indianapolis, Indiana
death_date=July 7, 1889
death_place=Monrovia, California
party=Republican
profession=Politician, Minister
spouse=
religion=Methodist
footnotes=

William Anderson Pile (February 11, 1829ndash July 7, 1889) was a nineteenth century politician and minister from Missouri, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1869 to 1871.

Birth and early years

Born near Indianapolis, Indiana, Pile completed preparatory studies, studied theology, became a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a member of the Missouri conference. in 1865.

Pile was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1866, serving from 1867 to 1869, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1868. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department from 1867 to 1869. Afterwards, he was appointed Ambassador to Venezuela and Brazil by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, but his nomination was withdrawn and was instead appointed Territorial Governor of New Mexico which he served as from 1869 to 1871. Pile was again appointed Ambassador to Venezuela by President Grant in 1871, which he served as until 1874.

He died in Monrovia, California on July 7, 1889 and was interned in Live Oak Cemetery in Monrovia.

ee also

*List of American Civil War generals

External links

*CongBio|P000350 Retrieved on 2008-08-16
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5896626 William A. Pile] at Find A Grave

Persondata
NAME= Pile, William A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Union Army general
DATE OF BIRTH= February 11, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH= Indianapolis, Indiana
DATE OF DEATH= July 7, 1889
PLACE OF DEATH= Monrovia, California