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Aaron Thomas Bliss ( May 22, 1837– September 16, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from and Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. Bliss was born in Peterboro, New York and attended the common schools. He was employed as a clerk in a store in Morrisville, New York, in 1853 and 1854. He attended a select school in Munnsville, New York, in 1854 and moved to Bouckville, New York , in 1855 where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. During the American Civil War, Bliss enlisted as a private in the Tenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry , October 1October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. Events 331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Arbela 959 Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England 965 John XIII becomes Pop, 18611861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 1 Benito Juarez captures Mexico City January 2 Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by Wilhelm I January 3 American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United and served three years, being confined six months of this time in the Confederate prisons of Andersonville, GeorgiaAndersonville is a city located in Sumter County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 331 (174 in 1910). It is in the southwest part of the state, about 60 miles southwest of Macon, Georgia on the Central of Georgia railway., Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston is an American city located predominantly in Charleston County, South Carolina. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Town Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location in 1690, when it had a population of 1200 and was the fifth, Macon, GeorgiaFor other places called Macon, see Macon Macon is a city located in Bibb County, Georgia. It lies in the heart of Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 97,255. The city is the county seat of Bi, and Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia is the capital of South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 116,278. It is the county seat of Richland County. The estimated population for the then two-county metropolitan area was 516,251 in 1999. In June 2003 the United Sta. He rose in rank while in the service from private to captain.
In December 18651865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February 17 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forc, he moved to Saginaw, Michigan and engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He was a member of the Michigan Senate in 1882. He was appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Russell A. Alger in 1885 and held the same position on the staff of the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1888. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress , serving from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress . He resumed the lumber business and also engaged in banking. He was department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Michigan in 1897. He served as Governor of Michigan 1900- 1904.
Bliss died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while on a visit for medical treatment. He is interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Saginaw, Michigan.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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