Samuel Tilden Ansell

Samuel Tilden Ansell (January 1, 1875 – May 27, 1954) was an American Brigadier general active during World War I.[1]

Samuel Tilden Ansell
Brigadier General Ansell, March 1918
Born(1875-01-01)January 1, 1875
Coinjock, North Carolina, United States
DiedMay 27, 1954(1954-05-27) (aged 79)
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1899–1919
RankBrigadier General
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal

Early life

Ansell was born in Coinjock, North Carolina.[2] He graduated number thirty-one of seventy-two from the United States Military Academy in 1899.[2]

Career

Ansell was commissioned to the 11th Infantry and later transferred to the Judge Advocate General's Department. From 1902 to 1904 and again from 1906 to 1910, he was an instructor of law at the United States Military Academy.[3]

He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina in 1904 and became a prosecuting attorney. Ansell was part of the civil government of the Philippines and during World War I he became acting Judge Advocate General of the army. He started the movement to reform the court-martial system and to rewrite the Articles of War.[3]

Ansell was promoted to Brigadier general on October 5, 1917.[1] He resigned from the military to resume his law practice on July 21, 1919.[1]

Some of the military justice reforms Ansell lobbied for were included in the National Defense Act of 1920.[4]

Awards

For his service as acting judge advocate, Ansell received the Army Distinguished Service Medal.[5]

Death and legacy

Samuel Tilden Ansell died at the age of seventy-nine on May 27, 1954.[3][6]

References
  1. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 14 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
  2. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 14 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
  3. Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. P. 12 ISBN 1571970886 OCLC 231779136
  4. Lindley, John M. "Ansell, Samuel Tilden (1875-1954)" in The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia Garland Pub, 1995. P. 42. ISBN 0824070550
  5. "Valor awards for Samuel Tilden Ansell".
  6. "BG Samuel Tilden Ansell (1875 - 1954) - Find A Grave Memorial".
Bibliography
  • Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. ISBN 1571970886 OCLC 231779136
  • Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
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