George Clay Ginty
George C. Ginty | |
|---|---|
William Millar | |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Door–Oconto–Shawano district | |
| In office January 5, 1863 – January 4, 1864 | |
| Preceded by | Ezra B. Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Herman Naber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1840 Toronto, Upper Canada, British North America |
| Died | December 9, 1890 (aged 50) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Liver dysfunction |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Flora Beall Outhwaite
(m. 1861; died 1907) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | 47th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Clay Ginty (February 14, 1840 – December 9, 1890) was a
Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly and was founder of the Green Bay Gazette which still operates today as the Green Bay Press-Gazette—the main local paper of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He also served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a United States Marshal
near the end of his life.
Biography
Ginty was born in
Toronto, Ontario in 1840.[1] He moved with his parents to Racine, Wisconsin in 1853.[2] In 1859, he moved to Oconto, Wisconsin. Ginty later moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He died in Madison, Wisconsin on December 9, 1890.[1][3] At the time of his death, he was a member of the United States Marshals Service, acting as Marshal of the Western District of Wisconsin
.
Newspaper career
Ginty founded the Oconto Pioneer in 1859[1] and served as editor and publisher of the paper until 1865. In 1866, he founded the Green Bay Gazette[1] and in 1868, he founded the Chippewa Falls Herald.[1] He later served as editor and publisher of the Herald from 1870 to 1890. From 1875 to 1878, Ginty was president of the Wisconsin Editorial Association.
Military career
Ginty joined the
47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.[4] He was mustered out of the volunteers after this service on September 4, 1865.[4] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Ginty for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from September 28, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[5]
Political career
Ginty was a member of the
Wisconsin State Senate from 1884 to 1888.[3] He was a Republican
.
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ginty, George Clay 1840 - 1890". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 256
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 746.
Further reading
- Quiner, Edwin B. (1866). "Regimental History – Forty Second to Fifty Third Infantry". The Military History of Wisconsin. Chicago: Clark & Co. pp. 863–864.