Green B. Raum
Green Berry Raum | |
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| 9th Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
| In office August 2, 1876 – April 30, 1883[1] | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Daniel D. Pratt |
| Succeeded by | Walter Evans |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Kuykendall |
| Succeeded by | John M. Crebs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1829 United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of the Tennessee |
| Commands | 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVII Corps 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XV Corps |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Green Berry Raum (December 3, 1829 – December 18, 1909) was a lawyer, author, and
Early life and career
Born in Golconda, Illinois, Raum attended the common schools. He later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1853 and practiced in Golconda 1853–1856. He moved to Kansas in 1856 and practiced his profession for two years. He then returned to Illinois and settled in Harrisburg.
Civil War service
Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Raum enlisted in September 1861 in the Union Army as the
During the 1864
Postbellum career
Raum resigned his commission on May 6, 1865, and returned home to Illinois. In 1866 he obtained a charter for the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad Company, aided in securing its construction, and became its first president. He was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868 to the Forty-first Congress.
He then served as United States
Books and publications written by Raum
- The Existing Conflict between Republican Government and Southern Oligarchy. 1884. Reprint, New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969.
- "Finance and Labor and the Great Danger of the Hour": Speech Delivered by Hon. Green B. Raum, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, at Peoria, Illinois, October 12, 1878. Washington, D.C.: National Republican Publishing Co., 1878.
- History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company, 1900.
- "National Development". Speech of Hon. Green B. Raum, Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 13, 1868. Washington: Chronicle Print, 1868.
- Twenty Years of Republican Rule. Washington, D.C.: National Republican print., 1882.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Internal Revenue Service Data Book 2003" (PDF). irs.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
- ^ Civil War Interactive Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 10, 2008
- ^ Burial Detail: Raum, Green B (Section 2, Grave 1230) – ANC Explorer
References
- United States Congress. "Green B. Raum (id: R000071)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-10
- Barlow, William, “U.S. Commissioner of Pensions Green B. Raum of Illinois.” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 60 (Autumn 1967): pp. 297–312.
- Thompson, Josephine, and Scerial Thompson, Fighter: Military, Political—Green Berry Raum. In Idols of Egypt, edited by Will Griffith, Carbondale, Illinois: Egypt Book House, 1947. pp. 181–201.
External links
- Green Berry Raum at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
- Photo gallery of Raum at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2008) at www.generalsandbrevets.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-10
Texts on Wikisource:
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