Warren, Francis E
soldier, merchant, banker, congressman, governor, United States senator, was born June 20, 1844, in Hinsdale, Mass. He enlisted in 1862 in the fortyninth Massachusetts regiment, and served as a private and noncommissioned officer in that regiment till it was mustered out of the service; was afterward captain in the Massachusetts militia; and was awarded a medal of honor for exceptional gallantry in action before Port Hudson. He was engaged in farming and stock raising in Massachusetts till early in 1868, when he removed to Wyoming, then a part of Dakota. He is engaged in mercantile, live-stock, and lighting business; was president of the council of Wyoming legislature in 1873, and member of the council in 1884. He was mayor of Cheyenne, and served three terms as treasurer of Wyoming. He was appointed governor of Wyoming by President Arthur; and was again appointed governor of Wyoming by President Harrison and served till the territory was admitted as a state, when he was elected governor. He was elected to the United States senate as a republican, and took his seat in 1890, and served until 1893. He was re-elected as a republican in 1895 for term expiring in 1901.