Sexton, James A
soldier, manufacturer, was born Jan. 5, 1844, in Chicago, Ill. In 1861 he enlisted as a private solwas commissioned a first lieutenant; and participated in nearly all the campaigns of the army of the Tennessee. After the war he remained two years in Alabama; and in 1867 returned to Chicago and founded the firm of J. A. and T. S. Sexton, which after the Chicago fire was succeeded by Cribben, Sexton and Company. This firm is still in the business as manufacturers of stoves, hollow-ware, and plumbers' supplies, and has become widely known throughout the United States. During 1889-93 he was postmaster of Chicago. He has been a presidential elector; a colonel in the Illinois national guard; and has held various other positions of honor in his native state. In 1898 he became grand commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.