John Schuyler Crosby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American military officer and 5th Governor of Montana Territory
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1839
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States
Date of Death: 08-Aug-1914
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John Schuyler Crosby
- John Schuyler Crosby (September 19, 1839 – August 8, 1914) (usually referred to as J.
- Schuyler Crosby) was an American military officer and government official.
- he was most notable for his service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- After leaving the Army, he served as United States Consul in Florence, Italy and as the fifth Governor of Montana Territory. The descendant of several prominent families in New York, Crosby attended the University of the City of New York (now New York University), but left before graduating so he could take an extended world tour.
- Having served in New York's militia before the Civil War, when hostilities commenced he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Union Army's 1st Artillery Regiment.
- He was later promoted to first lieutenant and brevet captain, and served as assistant adjutant general under General Banks and assistant inspector general under General Philip Sheridan.
- He remained in the Army after the way, and received brevets as major and lieutenant colonel for his part in defending the U.S.
- border during the French occupation of Mexico and participation in Custer's campaigns during the Indian Wars. After leaving the Army in 1871, Crosby worked as an engineer, and designed and oversaw construction of lighthouses, breakwaters, and other marine projects.
- He was U.S.
- Consul in Florence, Italy from 1876 to 1881, and Governor of Montana Territory from 1883 to 1884.
- From 1886 to 1889, Crosby served as U.S.
- First Assistant Postmaster General, and from 1889 to 1891 he was New York City's school commissioner. Crosby died in Newport, Rhode Island on August 8, 1914 and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery.
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