John P. S. Gobin
John P. S. Gobin | |
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Pennsylvania Senate from the 17th district | |
In office January 6, 1885 – January 17, 1899[1] | |
Preceded by | Cyrus Lantz |
Succeeded by | Samuel Weiss |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Commands | 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps Coleman Guards 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard Pennsylvania National Guard Division |
Battles/wars | American Civil War Spanish–American War |
John Peter Shindel Gobin (January 21, 1837 – May 1, 1910) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as an officer in the
Cited for valor multiple times during the Civil War, Gobin was promoted repeatedly, becoming the final commanding officer of the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, which was the only regiment from Pennsylvania to serve during the Union's 1864 Red River Campaign across Louisiana.[2][3]
Early life and education
Gobin was born in
Civil War
In 1861, Gobin enlisted for the
The 47th Pennsylvania served throughout the rest of the war, primarily in
.On July 6, 1866,
Post-Civil War
After the war Gobin moved to Lebanon, Pennsylvania and resumed the practice of law. He was also active in the Grand Army of the Republic and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. From 1897 to 1898 he was the G.A.R.'s national commander.[15]
In addition to practicing law, Gobin was active in several businesses, including the local gas lighting company, the First National Bank of Lebanon, the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad.[16]
Gobin also carried out several civic responsibilities, including member of the board of trustees of Pennsylvania's Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, member of the board of commissioners of the Soldiers' Orphans Home, and member of the board of commissioners of the Gettysburg Monument Association.[17]
Political career
A Republican, Gobin was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district in 1884 and served from 1885 to 1899.[18] He was the body's President pro tempore from 1891 through 1893.[19]
In 1898 Gobin was elected lieutenant governor, and he served from 1899 to 1903.[20]
Continued military service
In 1870 Gobin returned to military service as a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, commanding a company in Lebanon called the Coleman Guards with the rank of captain. In 1874 he was named commander of the 8th Regiment with the rank of colonel. In 1885 he was promoted to brigadier general as commander of the 3rd Brigade.[21]
In 1898 Gobin was appointed to command his brigade when it was federalized for the Spanish–American War. He led his brigade during mobilization and training near Augusta, Georgia, but resigned in order to run for lieutenant governor, and returned to National Guard service in Pennsylvania.[22][23]
In 1906 he was promoted to
Additional activities
Gobin was also a member of the
Death and burial
Gobin died in Lebanon on May 1, 1910.[27] He was interred at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[28]
See also
References
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate – 1899–1900" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, Vol. I, pp. 1150-1190. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1869.
- ^ Schmidt, Lewis G. A Civil War history of the 47th Regiment of Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers: the wrong place at the wrong time. Allentown, Pennsylvania: L. G. Schmidt, 1986.
- ^ Charles Morris, editor, Men of the Century, 1896, page 261
- ^ Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite Freemasons, Abstract of Proceedings of the Annual Meeting Proceedings of the Supreme Council, 1910, page 309
- ^ Georgia Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, Annual Conclave Proceedings, 1910, page 57
- ^ William P. Smull (Harrisburg), Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1885, page 808
- ^ Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite Freemasons, Abstract of Proceedings of the Supreme Council, 1910, page 309
- ^ William Henry Powell, editor, Officers of the Army and Navy (Volunteer) who Served in the Civil War, 1893, page 127
- ^ Pennsylvania Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1887, page 266
- ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 746.
- ^ New York Press Company, New York Press Almanac, 1898, page 298
- ^ U.S. Government Printing Office, U.S. Congress: Proposed Volunteer Retired List, 1906, page 57
- ^ Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, A Campaign Text-book for 1898, 1898, pages 15–20
- ^ L.R. Hamersly & Company (New York), Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 2, 1908, pages 303–304
- ^ A. W. Bowen & Company (Logansport, Indiana), The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Volume 2, 1900, pages 630–31
- ^ James H. Lamb Company, Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Volume 3, 1900, page 312
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John Peter Shindel Gobin Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-8182-0334-3.
- ^ James T. White & Company, The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume XIII, 1906, page 58
- ^ Lewis Historical Publishing Company (New York), Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Illustrated, Volume 1, 1914, pages 35–41
- ^ Pennsylvania Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1911, page 298
- ^ Berry Benson, Berry Benson's Civil War Book: Memoirs of a Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter, 2011, page xxxv
- ^ Pennsylvania Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1906, page 287
- ^ Pennsylvania Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1907, page 357
- ^ Phoenixmasonry Masonic Museum and Library, 1913 Grand Commandery Knight Templar Portrait Plate, "Grand Master John Gobin", retrieved July 12, 2014
- ^ Pennsylvania German Society, Annual Meeting Proceedings: 1909, Volume XX, 1911, after page 50
- ISBN 9780804780353.