Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marysville, Ohio, where he flourished in the local schools.[1] At 11 he attended Kenyon College, a preparatory school and learned the trade of printing. After 3 years there, he returned to Marysville where he worked for the local paper, The Tribune, and afterwards purchased and edited the Xenia News.[2]
He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1867 and 1868, and also served as speaker in the latter year. He was prosecuting attorney of Lyon County and was president of the Emporia National Bank in 1873.
In 1877, Preston Plumb was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate; he was reelected in 1883 and 1888 and served from March 4, 1877, until his death. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-seventh through Fifty-second Congresses). He died in Washington, D.C., in 1891, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Emporia.
In popular cultureedit
The lead character in the popular 1890 play The Senator was modeled after Plumb.[3]
preston, plumb, senator, plumb, redirects, here, ohio, state, senate, member, fawcett, plumb, preston, bierce, plumb, october, 1837, december, 1891, united, states, senator, from, kansas, well, officer, union, army, during, american, civil, preston, bierce, pl. Senator Plumb redirects here For the Ohio State Senate member see Fawcett Plumb Preston Bierce Plumb October 12 1837 December 20 1891 was a United States senator from Kansas as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War Preston Bierce PlumbUnited States Senatorfrom KansasIn office March 4 1877 December 20 1891Preceded byJames M HarveySucceeded byBishop W PerkinsMember of the Kansas House of RepresentativesIn office 1862Personal detailsBorn 1837 10 12 October 12 1837Delaware County OhioDiedDecember 20 1891 1891 12 20 aged 54 Washington D C Political partyRepublicanSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Delaware County Ohio at 9 his family removed to Marysville Ohio where he flourished in the local schools 1 At 11 he attended Kenyon College a preparatory school and learned the trade of printing After 3 years there he returned to Marysville where he worked for the local paper The Tribune and afterwards purchased and edited the Xenia News 2 He moved to Lawrence Kansas in 1856 to support the Free State movement He was one of the founders of Emporia Kansas where he established the Kansas News in 1857 He was secretary of the Free State convention in 1857 and a member of the Leavenworth constitutional convention in 1859 Plumb studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861 He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1862 and was a reporter for the Kansas Supreme Court During the Civil War Plumb entered the Union Army in 1862 as a second lieutenant in the 11th Kansas Infantry which was redesignated as the 11th Kansas Cavalry in August 1863 in Kansas City He served successively as captain major and lieutenant colonel of the regiment He was on duty on the eastern border of Kansas until October 1864 helping fight pro Confederacy Missouri partisans and raiders under William Quantrill as well as serving in Nebraska against Indians Starting in October Plumb and his regiment fought against the Confederates in several battles during Price s Raid He was mustered out September 26 1865 He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1867 and 1868 and also served as speaker in the latter year He was prosecuting attorney of Lyon County and was president of the Emporia National Bank in 1873 In 1877 Preston Plumb was elected as a Republican to the U S Senate he was reelected in 1883 and 1888 and served from March 4 1877 until his death While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Public Lands Forty seventh through Fifty second Congresses He died in Washington D C in 1891 and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Emporia In popular culture editThe lead character in the popular 1890 play The Senator was modeled after Plumb 3 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 Notes edit The Life Of Preston Plumb p 11 The Life of Preston Plumb p 13 20 February 1891 A Lunch for The Senator The New York Times p 3 February 20 1891 Retrieved June 30 2022 References editUnited States Congress Preston B Plumb id P000389 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved June 30 2022 U S Senate Preceded byJames M Harvey U S senator Class 2 from Kansas1877 1891 Served alongside John J Ingalls William A Peffer Succeeded byBishop W Perkins Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preston B Plumb amp oldid 1209304551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
