William B. Gere was a farmer, Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and served as a territorial legislator in Minnesota during the 1850s.[1][2] After the war he lived in Sumter County, Alabama and served in the Alabama House of Representatives. He was a Democrat.[3]
He settled in Chatfield, Minnesota. A Civil War era photo of him and others survives.[4] His younger brother Thomas Parke Gere served with him.[5][6][7] The Minnesota Historical Society has some of his papers.[8]
- ^ "Gere, William B. "Wm. B., W.B." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gerard to Gerrity". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ "Senate documents". January 31, 1877 – via Google Books.
- ^ "In Their Words: Lt. Col. William B. Gere". Post Bulletin. October 14, 2014.
- ^ "Thomas Parke Gere, First Lieutenant, United States Army". www.arlingtoncemetery.net.
- ^ Neill, Edward Duffield (January 31, 1887). "Concise History of the State of Minnesota". S.M. Williams – via Google Books.
- ^ Minnesota in the Civil And Indian Wars 1861-1865. Minnesota Historical Society. January 31, 2005. ISBN 9780873515191 – via Google Books.
- ^ "William B. and Thomas P. Gere papers, 1847-1911". researchworks.oclc.org.