Sobieski, John, 1842-1927

LC control no.	n 88677893
Personal name heading	Sobieski, John, 1842-1927 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	18420910
Death date	19271111
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Place of death	Calif.
Found in	nuc88-83130: His The life story and personal reminiscences of Col. John Sobieski ... [MI] 1900 (hdg. on CtY rept.: Sobieski, John, 1842- ) Who's who in Polish America, 1943 (Sobieski, John (1842 - 1927); attorney-at-law; born in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 10, 1842; son of John Sobieski and Isabella Bem; direct descendant of John Sobieski, king of Poland (1674-1696); largely self educated; married Lydia Gertrude Lemen, of Salem, Marion County, Ill. on June 3, 1879; at the age of four he lost his father, who was executed by Russians on account of his leading the last Polish uprising in 1846; accompanied mother, who was banished from Poland, and who died in England when son was about twelve years of age; came to America and enlisted as a bugler in the U.S. Army, 1855; in Indian service until outbreak of Civil War, and then joined Army of Potomac, continuing to close of war; enlisted in Mexico against Maximilian and was chief of staff of General Escobedo, being present at execution of Maximilian, 1867; returned to U.S. and settled in Minnesota; member of Minnesota House of Representatives in 1868 (introducing the first bill of record advocating women suffrage); one of the founders of the Prohibition Party and its first nominee for office in U.S.; frequently candidate for governor and for other offices: admitted to practice law in 1870; admitted to Supreme Court of Nebraska, 1881; platform lecturer since 1869; died Nov. 12, 1927, in Los Angeles, Calif.) Find A Grave, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2012 (Col John Sobieski; born Sept. 10. 1842 in Warsaw, Poland; died Nov. 11, 1927 in Pasadena, Calif.) ancestry.com, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2012 (John Sobieski ; son of John Sobieski and Elizabeth Bemme; died Nov. 11, 1927 in Los Angeles, Calif.)