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Theodore Runyon (October 29, 1822 – January 27, 1896) was a United States
United States

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 politician, diplomat, and Civil War
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 brigadier general
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 in the Union army
Union Army

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dore Runyon was born in Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey

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 of Huguenot
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 descent. He was a direct descendant of Vincent Rongion (1644-1713), a Huguenot who was born in Poitiers, France and settled in New Jersey
New Jersey

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Theodore Runyon (October 29, 1822 – January 27, 1896) was a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 politician, diplomat, and Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
 brigadier general
Brigadier general (United States)

A brigadier general in the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, is a 1 star rank general officer, with the U.S....
 in the Union army
Union Army

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Theodore Runyon was born in Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey

Somerville is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,423....
 of Huguenot
Huguenot

The Huguenots were members of the Protestantism Reformed Church of France of France from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries....
 descent. He was a direct descendant of Vincent Rongion (1644-1713), a Huguenot who was born in Poitiers, France and settled in New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
. Theodore Runyon graduated from Yale University
Yale University

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, where he helped found Scroll and Key
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 Society. Runyon entered the New Jersey bar in 1846 and began the practice of law in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest City in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it not only List of Municipalities in New Jersey but also the 65th List of United States cities by population Newark is also home to major corporations, such as Prudential Financial....
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As a brigadier general in the Union Army
Union Army

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, Runyon led the Fourth Division of the Army of Northeastern Virginia
Army of the Potomac

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 in the First Battle of Bull Run
First Battle of Bull Run

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. Fort Runyon
Fort Runyon

Fort Runyon was a timber and earthwork fort constructed by the Union Army following the occupation of northern Virginia in the American Civil War in order to defend the southern approaches to the Long Bridge as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C....
, named in his honor, was a timber
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 and earthwork fort constructed by the Union Army following the occupation of northern Virginia
Virginia

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 in order to defend the southern approaches to the Long Bridge as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

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 during that war.

From 1864 to 1866, Runyon served as mayor of Newark as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)

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. He had previously been city attorney and city counsel. Runyon was appointed Major General
Major general (United States)

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 in charge of the New Jersey National Guard
New Jersey National Guard

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 and served in this post until 1873. He was the first president of the Manufacturers' National Bank of Newark until he became chancellor
Chancellor

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 of New Jersey, an office he held for 14 years.

In 1893, Runyon became envoy and later ambassador to Germany
United States Ambassador to Germany

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 where he died in 1896. He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark

Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery in Newark's North Ward. It is located on the west bank of the Passaic River in Newark's Broadway, Newark, New Jersey neighborhood, opposite Kearny, New Jersey....
 in Newark, New Jersey.

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