Adin B. Capron
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Adin Ballou Capron was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
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, Capron attended the Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine
. He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island
, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain. He enlisted as a sergeant in the Second Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, in May 1861. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major July 11, 1861, and commissioned lieutenant in September 1861. He served in the Signal Corps until the close of the Civil War
, having been commissioned first lieutenant on March 3, 1863, and subsequently promoted to the rank of captain and major
by brevet
.
1887-1892 and served as speaker in 1891 and 1892. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress
.
Capron was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fifth
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1911). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. He resumed his former business activities in Stillwater, Rhode Island, where he died March 17, 1911. He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery
, Providence, Rhode Island
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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Early life and military career
Born in Mendon, MassachusettsMendon, Massachusetts
Mendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census.Mendon is very historic and is now part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, the oldest industrialized region in the United States.- Early history :The Nipmuc people...
, Capron attended the Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville...
, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain. He enlisted as a sergeant in the Second Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, in May 1861. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major July 11, 1861, and commissioned lieutenant in September 1861. He served in the Signal Corps until the close of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, having been commissioned first lieutenant on March 3, 1863, and subsequently promoted to the rank of captain and major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
by brevet
Brevet (military)
In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...
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Political career
He served as member of the Rhode Island House of RepresentativesRhode Island House of Representatives
The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have...
1887-1892 and served as speaker in 1891 and 1892. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
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Capron was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1911). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. He resumed his former business activities in Stillwater, Rhode Island, where he died March 17, 1911. He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery
Swan Point Cemetery
Swan Point Cemetery is a cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Established in 1846 on a 60 acre plot of land. It has approximately 40,000 interments.- History :...
, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
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