James S. Alban

James S. Alban
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1852 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byGeorge DeGraw Moore
Succeeded byJoseph F. Loy
District Attorney of Portage County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1847 – January 1, 1848
Preceded byPosition Established
Personal details
Born
James Shane Alban

(1809-10-30)October 30, 1809
Jefferson County, Ohio
DiedApril 7, 1862(1862-04-07) (aged 52)
Battle of Shiloh
Hardin County, Tennessee
Resting placePlover Cemetery
Plover, Wisconsin
Political partyWhig
Spouses
  • Amanda Harris
  • (m. 1833; died 1843)
  • Clarissa W. Danforth
  • (m. 1844; died 1867)
Children
  • with Amanda Harris
  • Lucinda (Hanchett) (Raymond)
  • (b. 1834; died 1928)
  • Stephen Harris Alban
  • (b. c.1836; died 1914)
  • Elizabeth S. (Brown)
  • (b. c.1838)
  • Sybil C. (Halladay)
  • (b. c.1841)
  • Amanda Alban
  • (b. c.1843)
  • with Clarissa Danforth
  • George Alban
  • (died young)
  • William R. Alban
  • (b. c.1851)
  • Caroline (Johnson)
  • (b. c.1855)
  • James Alban, Jr.
  • (b. c.1857)
  • Cora (Wylie)
  • (b. c.1859)
Parents
  • William Alban (father)
  • Elizabeth Shane (mother)
RelativesWilliam R. Alban (brother)
Professionlawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1862
Rank Colonel, USV
Commands18th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

James Shane Alban (October 30, 1809 – April 7, 1862) was an American lawyer, Wisconsin pioneer, and Union Army colonel in the American Civil War. He died leading the 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Shiloh. He also served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.