Montrose Garner
| Montrose Garner | |
| 2nd President of Rio Blanco | |
|---|---|
|
In office 1 August 1880 – 1 August 1884 | |
| Prime Minister | Daniel Bergmann |
| Preceded by | Edwin Lanceton |
| Succeeded by | John S. Vynn |
| Constituency | Sioux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1829 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | 23 November 1903 (aged 74) Denver, Denver Capital District |
| Political party | Whig (1850-1854) Republican (1854-1875) RIC/Home Guard |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Garner (née Muncher) |
| Children | Annalisa, Geoffrey, Mary |
| Profession | Lieutenant, Politician |
| Religion | Anglican |
Jonas Montrose Garner[1] (15 May 1829—23 November 1903) was an American-born Rioblancoan politician, second President of Rio Blanco.
Biography
Garner was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 15 May 1829, to Virginia Montrose and Benjamin Garner, a couple of second-generation English American settlers. While pursuing a political career in his home town, he met Jo Muncher; the two would later move to Omaha, Nebraska and get married. After the marriage, Garner largely abandoned the political activity, until 1875, when he, along with Edwin Lanceton and Daniel Bergmann, established the Rioblancoan Independence Congress (later Home Guard Party), after statehood ambitions were thwarted by President Andrew Johnson.
In 1876, after the ratification of the Treaty of Springfield, Lanceton chose Garner as his vice presidential nominee for the election of the year; four years later, he decided to run for President in 1880 and won, defeating Progressive candidate John S. Vynn, who would later succeed him to the post.
After his term as President expired, Garner quit politics and stayed in his house in Denver, dying there in 1903.
Notes
- ↑ In this name, the maternal surname is Montrose, while the paternal surname is Garner.