After the war, Connor began involvement in political issues in 1868, becoming an assessor of the Internal Revenue, as well as serving as the regional collector of internal revenue in 1874. In 1875, he was elected governor of Maine as a Republican. He appointed James G. Blaine to the vacant Senate seat. During his time in politics, Connor advocated civil service reform, and supported the resumption of specie payments. Connor was also responsible for promoting a free public school system, in which he was successful. Connor resigned from office on January 8, 1879, after failing to win reelection.
Subsequently, he was United States pension agent from 1882 to 1886. Connor was active in veterans affairs, and in 1890 became president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac. From 1896 to 1899, he was the senior vice-commander-in-chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. In 1897, he was again appointed as a pension agent. His address on Hannibal Hamlin was published in 1909. Connor remained a prominent figure in Maine politics, and also served as president of the Northern Banking Company.
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Bibliography
Connor, Seldon. An Address to Commemorate the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Hannibal Hamlin. Bangor, ME: The Press of The Thos. W Burr Printing Co, 1909.
Herringshaw, Thomas William. 1909. "Connor, Seldon". Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography : Contains Thirty-Five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits.
Johnson, Rossiter, et al. Campfire and Battlefield: An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War. [Naples, Fl]: Trident Press International, 1999. Rossiter Johnson; J T Morgan; O O Howard; Seldon Connor; Henry W B Howard; John B Gordon; James Tanner; George L Kilmer; L C Pickett; Frank Beard; George Spiel; et al.
seldon, connor, january, 1839, july, 1917, american, soldier, banker, politician, 35th, governor, state, maine, 35th, governor, mainein, office, january, 1876, january, 1879preceded, bynelson, dingley, succeeded, byalonzo, garcelonpersonal, detailsborn, 1839, . Seldon Connor January 25 1839 July 9 1917 was an American soldier banker and politician who was the 35th Governor of the U S state of Maine Seldon Connor35th Governor of MaineIn office January 5 1876 January 8 1879Preceded byNelson Dingley Jr Succeeded byAlonzo GarcelonPersonal detailsBorn 1839 01 25 January 25 1839Fairfield Maine U S DiedJuly 9 1917 1917 07 09 aged 78 Augusta Maine U S Resting placeForest Grove Cemetery Augusta MaineAlma materTufts CollegeMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionBranch serviceUnited States ArmyUnion ArmyYears of service1861 1866RankBrigadier generalUnit1st Vermont Infantry7th Maine InfantryCommands19th Maine Volunteer Infantry RegimentBattles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 BibliographyBiography EditSeldon Conner was born in Fairfield Maine and in 1859 graduated at Tufts College as well as studying law in Vermont While attending Tufts University he was a member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity Following the outbreak of the American Civil War Connor entered the military service in May 1861 as a private in the 1st Vermont Infantry but became ill with chronic catarrh recovering the following winter In August 1861 was commissioned as lieutenant colonel of the 7th Maine Infantry Seldon became Colonel of the 19th Maine Infantry in January 1864 and was severely wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general of Volunteers on June 11 1864 General Seldon was incapacitated from active field service due to his injuries and was mustered out in 1866 After the war Connor began involvement in political issues in 1868 becoming an assessor of the Internal Revenue as well as serving as the regional collector of internal revenue in 1874 In 1875 he was elected governor of Maine as a Republican He appointed James G Blaine to the vacant Senate seat During his time in politics Connor advocated civil service reform and supported the resumption of specie payments Connor was also responsible for promoting a free public school system in which he was successful Connor resigned from office on January 8 1879 after failing to win reelection Subsequently he was United States pension agent from 1882 to 1886 Connor was active in veterans affairs and in 1890 became president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac From 1896 to 1899 he was the senior vice commander in chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States In 1897 he was again appointed as a pension agent His address on Hannibal Hamlin was published in 1909 Connor remained a prominent figure in Maine politics and also served as president of the Northern Banking Company Seldon Connor is buried in Augusta Maine See also Edit American Civil War portalList of American Civil War generals Union References EditMaine State Archives Retrieved on 2008 04 20 Jack D Welsh 2005 Medical Histories of Union Generals Kent State University Press ISBN 0 87338 853 4 Google Books Retrieved on 2007 11 30 Governors information Connor Seldon Retrieved on 2007 11 30 Bibliography EditConnor Seldon An Address to Commemorate the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Hannibal Hamlin Bangor ME The Press of The Thos W Burr Printing Co 1909 Herringshaw Thomas William 1909 Connor Seldon Herringshaw s National Library of American Biography Contains Thirty Five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits Johnson Rossiter et al Campfire and Battlefield An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War Naples Fl Trident Press International 1999 Rossiter Johnson J T Morgan O O Howard Seldon Connor Henry W B Howard John B Gordon James Tanner George L Kilmer L C Pickett Frank Beard George Spiel et al Party political officesPreceded byNelson Dingley Jr Republican nominee for Governor of Maine1875 1876 1877 1878 Succeeded byDaniel F DavisPolitical officesPreceded byNelson Dingley Jr Governor of Maine1876 1879 Succeeded byAlonzo Garcelon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seldon Connor amp oldid 1127048835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
