Adin B. Capron

Adin Ballou Capron (January 9, 1841 – March 17, 1911) was an American miller and politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. He served in the American Civil War and was a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Adin B. Capron
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Warren O. Arnold
Succeeded by	George H. Utter
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
In office 1887–1892
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1841 Mendon, Massachusetts
Died	March 17, 1911 (aged 70) Stillwater, Providence County, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting place	Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Rhode Island
Citizenship	US
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Irene Ballou Phebe Almira Mowry
Children	Helen Mowry Capron John Mowry Capon Adin Mowry Capon Almira Mowry Capron
Parents	Carlile Willis Capron Abigail (Bates) Capron
Alma mater	Westbrook Seminary
Profession	Miller Politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Rank	Brevet Major
Unit	2nd Rhode Island Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Early life and military career

Born in Mendon, Massachusetts,[1] Capron attended Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine.[2] He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain. 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.[3]

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.[4]

Political career

From 1887-1892, Capron served as member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and was speaker of the State House in 1891 and 1892.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.[6]

Capron was elected as a Republican candidate to the 55th United States Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving in Congress from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1911.[7] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910.

After leaving Congress, he resumed his former business activities in Stillwater, where he died March 17, 1911. He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.[8]

Family life

Capron was the son of Carlile Willis Capron and Abigail (Bates) Capron.[9] He married Irene Ballou in August 1868 and she died ten months later.[10][11] Following her death, Capron married Phebe Almira Mowry in April 1874. Capron and Phebe had four children: Helen Mowry Capron, John Mowry Capon, Adin Mowry Capon and Almira Mowry Capron.[12]

References

1. Mendon (Mass.) (1920). Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Wright & Potter printing Company. p. 40.
2. Neale, Walter (1899). Autobiographies and portraits of the President, cabinet, Supreme court, and Fifty-fifth Congress, Volume 1. The Neale company. p. 1.
3. "The Wright Family Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
4. Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits. American Publishers' Association. p. 552.
5. United States. Government Printing Office (1918). Congressional serial set. U.S. G.P.O. p. 530.
6. Neale, Walter (1899). Autobiographies and portraits of the President, cabinet, Supreme court, and Fifty-fifth Congress, Volume 1. The Neale company. p. 1.
7. Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits. American Publishers' Association. p. 552.
8. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 296.
9. "The Wright Family Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
10. Ballou, Adin (1888). An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America. Press of E. L. Freeman & son. p. 1088.
11. Bayles, Richard Mather (1891). History of Providence County, Rhode Island, Volume 2. W. W. Preston. p. 221.
12. "Adin B. Capron" (PDF). Civil War Signals. Retrieved March 27, 2014.

External links

• United States Congress. "Adin B. Capron (id: C000135)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-05-01
• Adin B. Capron at Find a Grave

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