Henry W. Slocum

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(September 24, 1827 — April 14, 1894) Henry Warner Slocum was a soldier, lawyer, and politician. Slocum was born in Delphi, New York in 1827. He later graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and entered the army, attaining the ranks of second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and later, major general. While in the army, Slocum studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858. His political career began when he served in the State Assembly in 1859. During the Civil War, Slocum served in the Union Army as a major general. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representative and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873. Despite not being a candidate for reelection in 1872, Slocum was again elected to the Forty-Eighth Congress, from March, 1883 to March, 1885. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000496]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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