John B. Raymond, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn B. Raymond
United States congressman
Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1844
Date of Death: 03-Jan-1886
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John B. Raymond
- John Baldwin Raymond (December 5, 1844 – January 3, 1886) was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives.
- He was born in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, then moved with his parents to Tazewell County, Illinois in 1853.
- He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, being promoted to Captain for action at the Battle of Vicksburg. Following the war Raymond settled in Mississippi.
- He published the Mississippi Pilot newspaper at Jackson, Mississippi during Reconstruction.
- He was assistant State treasurer of Mississippi, and was appointed United States marshal of Dakota Territory in 1877, with headquarters at Yankton and later at Fargo. He was elected as a Republican to the House, serving from March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884, and engaged in wheat farming.
- He died in Fargo, and was interred in the public vault in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C..
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