John P. S. Gobin | |
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| 7th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 17, 1899 – January 20, 1903 | |
| Governor | William Stone |
| Preceded by | Walter Lyon |
| Succeeded by | William Brown |
| President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
| In office May 28, 1891 – June 1, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Boies Penrose |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Thomas |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office January 6, 1885 – January 17, 1899[1] | |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Lantz |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Weiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1837 Sunbury, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1910 (aged 73) Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Annie M. Howe (1841–1913) (m. 1865) |
| Occupation | Attorney Soldier Politician |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army Pennsylvania National Guard |
| Years of service | 1861–1866 (Union Army) 1870–1907 (National Guard) |
| Rank |  Colonel (USV) Bvt. Brigadier General Major General (National Guard) |
| Commands | 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps Coleman Guards 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard Pennsylvania National Guard Division |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War Spanish–American War |
John Peter Shindel Gobin (January 21, 1837 – May 1, 1910) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district from 1885 to 1898 and as the seventh lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.
Cited for valor multiple times during the Civil War, Gobin was promoted repeatedly, becoming the final commanding officer of the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, which was the only regiment from Pennsylvania to serve during the Union's 1864 Red River Campaign across Louisiana.[2][3]
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate – 1899–1900" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, Vol. I, pp. 1150-1190. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1869.
- ^ Schmidt, Lewis G. A Civil War history of the 47th Regiment of Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers: the wrong place at the wrong time. Allentown, Pennsylvania: L. G. Schmidt, 1986.