Biography

Maj. Gen. of Union Army. Emancipated Missouri slaves free on Aug. 30 1861.
John Charles Fremont was an officer in the American military and was one of the early explorers and mapmakers of the West. His work was important in the settlement of the West and in the U.S. getting and developing California. He was also a politician, running unsuccessfully for President in 1856 as the first ever Republican candidate as the Republican Party had just been formed. In 1862 he attempted to run for President, but withdrew from the race after making a deal with President Lincoln leading to the dismissal of Montgomery Blair, Fremont's enemy, from Lincoln's cabinet. He then retired from public life and spent his time on railroad projects in the West. He lost his fortune due to a financial scandal regarding his Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railroad, but in 1878 was appointed governor of the Arizona Territory. He served in this capacity until 1883. "to devote himself to railroad projects in the West. In 1878, after losing his fortune, he was appointed governor of the Arizona Territory, where he served until 1883. He was forced to resign due to mining and land schemes he was using his position to perform. He then wrote a memoir that performed badly and, in 1890, received a pension from the Government. However, he died that year in New York City.