James M. Comly
Union Army general
Died when: 55 years 142 days (664 months)Star Sign: Pisces
James Munroe Stuart Comly (March 6, 1832 – July 26, 1887) was an American soldier, diplomat, and newspaper editor.Before and after his service as Colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War, he was a journalist, attorney, newspaper editor and owner; after the war, he became a historian and diplomat.
Comly was also instrumental in advancing the political career of his friend Rutherford B.Hayes, the 19th President of the United States;
Hayes would go on to appoint him as United States Minister to Hawaii.In 1866, he was nominated and confirmed as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865.
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