Edward Follansbee Noyes
| Edward Follansbee Noyes | |
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| 30th Governor of Ohio | |
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In office January 8, 1872 – January 12, 1874 |
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| Lieutenant | Jacob Mueller |
| Preceded by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Succeeded by | William Allen |
| U.S. Minister to France | |
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In office 1877–1881 |
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| Preceded by | Elihu B. Washburne |
| Succeeded by | Levi P. Morton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1832 Haverhill, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 4, 1890 (aged 57) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret W. Proctor |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brevet Brigadier General
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| Commands | Camp Dennison |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edward Follansbee Noyes (October 3, 1832 – September 4, 1890) was a Republican politician from Ohio. Noyes served as the 30th Governor of Ohio.
Noyes was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was orphaned at the age of three and was raised in New Hampshire by his grandfather and a guardian. At the age of thirteen, he was apprenticed to the printer of The Morning Star, a religious newspaper published in Dover, New Hampshire. He remained an apprentice for over four years until he left to enter an academy in Kingston, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1857 (4th in a class of 57 students), then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended the Cincinnati Law School.
Noyes served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He helped organize the 39th Ohio Infantry, and was rewarded with a commission as its first major on July 27, 1861. Within a few months, he had become the regiment's colonel.
Noyes married Margaret W. Proctor at Kingston, New Hampshire in February, 1863, while on leave from the army.
He was severely wounded in his ankle in a skirmish at Ruff's Mill on July 4, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign and, as a result, had his left leg amputated. Three months later, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker assigned Noyes, who was still recuperating and using crutches, to the command of Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, breveted him as a brigadier general. Noyes commanded the post until April 22, 1865, when he resigned to become city solicitor.
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