William B. Gere

William B. Gere was a farmer, Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and served as a territorial legislator in Minnesota during the 1850s.[1][2] After the war he lived in Sumter County, Alabama and served in the Alabama House of Representatives. He was a Democrat.[3]

Civil War era photograph including William B. Gere and Thomas P. Gere

He settled in Chatfield, Minnesota. A Civil War era photo of him and others survives.[4] His younger brother Thomas Parke Gere served with him.[5][6][7] The Minnesota Historical Society has some of his papers.[8]

References
  1. "Gere, William B. "Wm. B., W.B." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov.
  2. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gerard to Gerrity". politicalgraveyard.com.
  3. "Senate documents". January 31, 1877 – via Google Books.
  4. "In Their Words: Lt. Col. William B. Gere". Post Bulletin. October 14, 2014.
  5. "Thomas Parke Gere, First Lieutenant, United States Army". www.arlingtoncemetery.net.
  6. Neill, Edward Duffield (January 31, 1887). "Concise History of the State of Minnesota". S.M. Williams – via Google Books.
  7. Minnesota in the Civil And Indian Wars 1861-1865. Minnesota Historical Society. January 31, 2005. ISBN 9780873515191 – via Google Books.
  8. "William B. and Thomas P. Gere papers, 1847-1911". researchworks.oclc.org.
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