Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings

Napoleon Giddings
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Nebraska Territory's at-large district
In office January 5, 1855 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Bird Chapman
Personal details
Born	Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (1816-01-02)January 2, 1816 Boonesborough, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1897(1897-08-03) (aged 81) Savannah, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	United States Union
Years of service	1846–1847 1865
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War

Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (January 2, 1816 – August 3, 1897) was a United States Congressional Delegate from the Nebraska Territory. In addition to his political career, Giddings was a captain in the U.S. Army, a political appointee in the Republic of Texas, an editor of a small town newspaper in Missouri, a 49er in the California Gold Rush and a lawyer in Nebraska. After his political career he served as a colonel in the Union Army during the United States Civil War.