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'''John Pierce St. John''' (February 25, 1833{{spaced ndash}}August 31, 1916) was the [[List of Governors of Kansas|eighth]] [[Governor of Kansas]] and a candidate for [[President of the United States]] in 1884.
'''John Pierce St. John''' (February 25, 1833{{spaced ndash}}August 31, 1916) was the [[List of Governors of Kansas|eighth]] [[Governor of Kansas]] and a candidate for [[President of the United States]] in 1884.


St. John was born in [[Brookville, Indiana]]. He served as lieutenant colonel of the [[143rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. From 1873 he sat in the [[Kansas Senate]],<ref>http://www.kslib.info/legislators/membs.html</ref> and was the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] Governor of [[Kansas]] from 1879 to 1883. Active in the [[temperance movement]], he successfully promoted a prohibition [[Constitutional amendment|amendment]] to that state's [[Constitution of Kansas|constitution]]. St. John also helped create the [[Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association]] during the [[Exodusters|Great Exodus]] of African-Americans to Kansas in 1879.
St. John was born in [[Brookville, Indiana]]. He served as lieutenant colonel of the [[143rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. From 1873 he sat in the [[Kansas Senate]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslib.info/legislators/membs.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125213320/http://kslib.info/legislators/membs.html |archivedate=November 25, 2010 |df= }}</ref> and was the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] Governor of [[Kansas]] from 1879 to 1883. Active in the [[temperance movement]], he successfully promoted a prohibition [[Constitutional amendment|amendment]] to that state's [[Constitution of Kansas|constitution]]. St. John also helped create the [[Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association]] during the [[Exodusters|Great Exodus]] of African-Americans to Kansas in 1879.


He was the [[United States Prohibition Party|Prohibition Party]] candidate for President of the United States in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1884|1884 election]]. On October 2, 1884 he was nearly shot, with the bullet hitting the window next to him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Editorial Notes |newspaper=Rome, NY Roman Citizen |date=October 3, 1884 |at=1 (col 1) |url= }}</ref> He received 147,482 votes (about 1.5%) on a ticket with [[William Daniel (Maryland politician)|William Daniel]]. The election was won by [[Stephen Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]] of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. St. John was also surpassed by two other unsuccessful candidates:
He was the [[United States Prohibition Party|Prohibition Party]] candidate for President of the United States in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1884|1884 election]]. On October 2, 1884 he was nearly shot, with the bullet hitting the window next to him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Editorial Notes |newspaper=Rome, NY Roman Citizen |date=October 3, 1884 |at=1 (col 1) |url= }}</ref> He received 147,482 votes (about 1.5%) on a ticket with [[William Daniel (Maryland politician)|William Daniel]]. The election was won by [[Stephen Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]] of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. St. John was also surpassed by two other unsuccessful candidates:

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This article is about the Kansas Governor. For other people of that name, see John St. John.

John St. John
John St. John
8th Governor of Kansas
In office
January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883
LieutenantLyman U. Humphrey
David W. Finney
Preceded byGeorge T. Anthony
Succeeded byGeorge W. Glick
Member of the Kansas Senate
In office
1873
Personal details
Born
John Pierce St. John

(1833-02-25)February 25, 1833
Franklin County, Indiana
DiedAugust 31, 1916(1916-08-31) (aged 83)
Olathe, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Jane Brewer, Susan J. Parker
Professionsoldier, attorney, politician

John Pierce St. John (February 25, 1833 – August 31, 1916) was the eighth Governor of Kansas and a candidate for President of the United States in 1884.

St. John was born in Brookville, Indiana. He served as lieutenant colonel of the 143rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From 1873 he sat in the Kansas Senate,[1] and was the Republican Governor of Kansas from 1879 to 1883. Active in the temperance movement, he successfully promoted a prohibition amendment to that state's constitution. St. John also helped create the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association during the Great Exodus of African-Americans to Kansas in 1879.

He was the Prohibition Party candidate for President of the United States in the 1884 election. On October 2, 1884 he was nearly shot, with the bullet hitting the window next to him.[2] He received 147,482 votes (about 1.5%) on a ticket with William Daniel. The election was won by Grover Cleveland of the Democratic Party. St. John was also surpassed by two other unsuccessful candidates:

St. John died after suffering heat exhaustion on August 31, 1916 in Olathe, Kansas.

The city of St. John, Kansas, is named after him.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Editorial Notes". Rome, NY Roman Citizen. October 3, 1884. 1 (col 1).
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Kansas
1879–1883 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Prohibition Party presidential nominee
1884 (lost) 		Succeeded by
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