Colonel James Blood
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For the jazz/blues guitarist see James Blood Ulmer
James Harvey Blood (29 Dec 1833-29 Dec 1885) was a former Commander of the 6th Missouri Infantry
in the Union Army during the American Civil War
. He was called Colonel, and he was elected as the mayor of Lawrence, Kansas
afterward. He was the second husband of Victoria Woodhull
, the 19th-century suffragist and activist who was the first woman to run as a candidate for President of the United States
.
He married three times, to Mary Ann Clapp Harrington, Victoria Claflin Woodhull (c. 1865-1876), and the widow Isabell Morrill Fogg.
He died in Akanten, Gold Coast
, Africa
, while on a gold mining expedition, where he had struck gold.
James Harvey Blood (29 Dec 1833-29 Dec 1885) was a former Commander of the 6th Missouri Infantry
Missouri Civil War Union Units
-Long-Enlistment Infantry Regiments:*2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry*3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry*4th Missouri Volunteer Infantry "Schwarze Jäger"*5th Missouri Volunteer Infantry*6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry*7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry...
in the Union Army during the American 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...
. He was called Colonel, and he was elected as the mayor of Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
afterward. He was the second husband of Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Claflin Woodhull was an American leader of the woman's suffrage movement, an advocate of free love; together with her sister, the first women to operate a brokerage in Wall Street; the first women to start a weekly newspaper; an activist for women's rights and labor reforms and, in 1872,...
, the 19th-century suffragist and activist who was the first woman to run as a candidate for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
.
He married three times, to Mary Ann Clapp Harrington, Victoria Claflin Woodhull (c. 1865-1876), and the widow Isabell Morrill Fogg.
He died in Akanten, Gold Coast
Gold Coast
-Colonization:*The Gold Coast in west Africa, which was made up of the following colonies:**Gold Coast , British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa**Brandenburger Gold Coast, former German colony...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, while on a gold mining expedition, where he had struck gold.
External links
- History of Lawrence, Kansas (of which Blood was briefly the mayor, just a few years prior to his wife's candidacy.)
- Colonel Blood & The Fogg Women, Victoria-Woodhull Website