Horace Binney Sargent
| Horace Binney Sargent | |
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| Born |
June 26, 1821 Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 8, 1908 (aged 86) Santa Barbara, California |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | American general |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Little Swett |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
Lucius Manlius Sargent Mary Sarah Binney |
General Horace Binney Sargent (June 26, 1821 – January 8, 1908) was American soldier and politician.
Sargent was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Lucius Manlius Sargent (1786–1867), an author and temperance advocate, and Mary Sarah Binney (d. 1824), the sister of Horace Binney, a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1843, with the highest honors L. L. B., 1845, of the Boston Bar.
He entered the military soon after he left college, he was appointed with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff of Governor N. P. Banks. He was part of Army of the Potomac, in the engagements at Secessionville, Culpeper Court House, and Rapidan Station, and in the battles of Antietam, South Mountain, and Chancellorsville. In the spring of 1864, he was seriously wounded and this ended his career.
He served as Commandant of the MA Department of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1876–78, He was the first President of the Soldiers Home in Chelsmford, a position which he filled until 1884, remaining on its Board as a Trustee until his death.
He ran for Governor of MA as the Greenback candidate 1880. This was the end of his political career, he retired to California and lived with his daughter, Elizabeth.
He was married to Elizabeth Little Swett (1822–1866), the daughter of Tasker Hazard Swett. Together, they were the parents of:
Sargent died on January 8, 1908 in Santa Barbara, California.
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