Joseph Doe
Joseph Bodwell DoeJr. (1855-1925) was a military officer, politician and baseball player.
Biography
[edit]Joseph Bodwell Doe, Jr. was born on March 8, 1855, inJanesville, Wisconsin.[1]He attendedRacine College.Doe died on October 19, 1925, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents were Joseph Bodwell Doe Sr (1818-1890) and Anna Jane Marcher (1820-1898)
Baseball career
[edit]Doe played throughout the region as acatcherandsecond baseman.He held the world record for distance throwing for 20 years.[2]
Military career
[edit]In 1878, Doe enlisted in theWisconsin National Guard.He eventually became an officer, rising to the rank of captain before becomingAdjutant General.In 1891, GovernorGeorge Wilbur Peckappointed him Adjutant General of Wisconsin. Doe resigned in December 1893.
Political career
[edit]From 1888 to 1890, Doe was City Attorney of Janesville. Doe's father, Joseph P Doe, Sr had been the Mayor. Following his resignation as Adjutant General, he became theUnited States Assistant Secretary of Warunder PresidentGrover Clevelandin 1893. He held the position until March 22, 1897. In August 1899, Doe became Special Counsel ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin.
References
[edit]- ^John A. Campbell, ed. (1902).A Biographical History with Portraits of Prominent Men of the Great West.Chicago: Western Biographical and Engraving Co. p.251.Retrieved2015-09-08.
Joseph Doe+Wisconsin+general biography.
- ^"Gen. Doe, Soldier and Lawyer, Was Pioneer in Baseball".The Milwaukee Journal.October 25, 1925.Retrieved2015-09-08.
External links
[edit]- 1855 births
- 1925 deaths
- Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin
- Lawyers from Milwaukee
- Adjutants General of Wisconsin
- Military personnel from Milwaukee
- National Guard (United States) generals
- Wisconsin National Guard personnel
- United States Assistant Secretaries of War
- Wisconsin city attorneys
- Baseball players from Wisconsin
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball second basemen
- Racine College alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers