Watson Carvosso Squire (May 18, 1838 - June 7, 1926) was a United States Senator from Washington.
Born in Cape Vincent, New York, he attended the public schools, Falley Seminary (in Fulton, New York) and Fairfield Seminary (Herkimer County, New York). He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859 and was principal of the Moravia Institute. During the Civil War, he enlisted in Company F, Nineteenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in 1861; h...
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Watson Carvosso Squire (May 18, 1838 - June 7, 1926) was a United States Senator from Washington.
Born in Cape Vincent, New York, he attended the public schools, Falley Seminary (in Fulton, New York) and Fairfield Seminary (Herkimer County, New York). He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859 and was principal of the Moravia Institute. During the Civil War, he enlisted in Company F, Nineteenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in 1861; he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, and was mustered out the same year.
He graduated from the Cleveland Law School in 1862 and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in Cleveland, Ohio. He raised a company of sharpshooters, of which he was commissioned captain. He was made judge advocate of the district of Tennessee, with headquarters in Nashville; in 1865, he was discharged with the rank of captain and was subsequently Brevetted major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel. Subsequently, Squire was employed with the...
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