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Ambrose Burnside

Ambrose Burnside

Former Governor of Rhode Island
Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist. Wikipedia
Born: May 23, 1824, Liberty, IN
Died: September 13, 1881 (age 57 years), Bristol, RI
Previous offices: Senator (1875–1881) and Governor of Rhode Island (1866–1869)
Education: United States Military Academy (1843–1847)