John c fremont biography

Mary Lee Spence
Utah History Encyclopedia,

John C. Fremont was born in Savannah, Georgia, in , the son of Charles Fremont, a French emigre, and Ann Beverly Whiting of Virginia. Fremont spent his boyhood in Charleston and was educated in the Scientific Department of the College of Charleston before his expulsion in , three months short of graduation.

In Fremont obtained a civilian post as teacher of mathematics to midshipmen; found him assisting in the surveys of the projected Charleston and Cincinnati Railroad and in the Cherokee country; and in he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Corps of Topographical Engineers and assigned to accompany the French scientist Joseph N. Nicollet on a two-year reconnaissance of the Minnesota country. Under Nicollet&#;s tutelage, Fremont quickly absorbed a great deal of information about science and sophisticated methods of geodetic surveying as well as about how to organize and manage an expedition. When the two retur

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John C. Frémont

United States Army officer, explorer, and politician (–)

"John Fremont" redirects here. Not to be confused with John Fremont Hill, John Fremont McCullough, or John Fremont Burnham.

John C. Frémont
Frémont c.
In office October 6, &#;– October 11,
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	John Hoyt
Succeeded by	Frederick Tritle
In office September 10, &#;– March 3,
Preceded by	Himself (Shadow Senator)
Succeeded by	John B. Weller
In office December 20, &#;– September 10,
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Himself (U.S. Senator)
In office January 19, &#;– February 13,
Preceded by	Robert F. Stockton
Succeeded by	Stephen W. Kearny
Born	John Charles Frémont ()January 21, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died	July 13, () (aged&#;77) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic(before ) Republican(–)
Other political affiliations	Radical Democracy()
Sp • John C. Frémont John C. Frémont Nascimento John Charles Frémont 21 dem janeiro dem Savannah Morte 13 de julho de (77 anos) Manhattan Sepultamento Sparkill Cidadania Estados Unidos Progenitores Louis Rene Frémont Anne Beverly Whiting Cônjuge Jessie Benton Frémont Alma mater Ocupação político, explorador, oficial, botânico, engenheiro, escritor Distinções Ordem do Mérito para as Artes e Ciência Medalha de Patrono (Henry Strachey, For his important geographical labours in the far West of the American Continent, 12, Carl Alexander Anselm von Hügel, ) Religião Igreja Episcopal dos Estados Unidos Causa da morte peritonite Assinatura [edite no Wikidata] John Charles Frémont (Savannah, 21 de janeiro de – Nova Iorque, 13 dem julho dem ) foi um explorador, oficial militar e político americano.[1] Ele foi um senador dos Estados Unidos pela Califórnia e, em , foi o primeiro candidato repu