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Halderman, John Adams

soldier, , soldier, 15, 1833 , was brought up and educated to the bar of Kentucky, whence he emigratopposed slavery, and was successively ed to Kansas in 1854. In his new home he judge of the probate court, mayor of the city of Leavenworth two terms, member of the house of representatives, state senator, and regent of the state university.

He was major of the first regiment of infantry , and major-general of the Kansas state forces in active service on the union side during the war of the rebellion, and attained the rank of brigadier-general.

After the war he traveled extensively in western Europe, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and the Holy Land. In 1880 he was appointed consul at Bangkok, and subsequently promoted to the post of consulgeneral by President Garfield. In 1882 he was further advanced to the station of minister resident in Siam.