Adin B. Capron (jan 1, 1887 – dec 31, 1892)
Description:
Smithfield, Rhode IslandDates of Service: 1887-1893
Date of Birth: January 9, 1841
Birth Place: Mendon, Massachusetts
Education: Woonsocket High School; Westbrook Seminary (Portland, Maine)
Military Service: He enlisted as a sergeant in the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment of the Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in May 1861. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major on 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.
Occupation: Milling and dealing in grain
Other Offices: Speaker of the State House (1891-1892); Congress (March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1911)
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Date:
jan 1, 1887
dec 31, 1892
~ 6 years
