John W. Geary

John W. Geary
Geary in the Civil War
16th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office January 15, 1867 – January 21, 1873
Preceded by	Andrew Gregg Curtin
Succeeded by	John F. Hartranft
1st Mayor of San Francisco
In office May 1, 1850 – May 4, 1851
Preceded by	Himself as Alcalde
Succeeded by	Charles James Brenham
Alcalde of San Francisco
In office August 1, 1849 – May 1, 1850
Succeeded by	Himself as Mayor
3rd Territorial Governor of Kansas
In office September 9, 1856 – March 20, 1857
Preceded by	Wilson Shannon
Succeeded by	Robert J. Walker
Personal details
Born	John White Geary (1819-12-30)December 30, 1819 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Died	February 8, 1873(1873-02-08) (aged 53) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Democratic (until 1866)
Spouse(s)	Margaret Ann Logan (widowed); Mary Church Henderson
Profession	Teacher, Clerk, Land Speculator, Engineer, Soldier
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Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1846–1848, 1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier General Brevet Major General
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War

John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.^[1]