CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OHIO BIO: WARNOCK, William R. (published 1905) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tina Hursh frog158@juno.com July 1, 1999 *********************************************************************** From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html WILLIAM R. WARNOCK, Republican, of Urbana, is the son of Rev. David and Sarah Warnock; was born at Urbana, Ohio, August 29, 1838; by teaching and other employment he secured an education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he graduated in July, 1861; he recruited a company and was commissioned as Captain and with his company was assigned to the 95th Regiment, O.V.I., in July, 1862; after one years' service he was made Major of the regiment and for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Nashville, Tenn., December 15 and 16, 1864, was brevetted Lieutenant colonel and was detailed as Chief of Staff for the Eastern District of Mississippi, in which position he served until August, 1865, when he was mustered out of the service; during the three years and two months of his service he was never absent from his regiment, except on one short leave of twenty days, and participated in every march, skirmish and battle in which hi regiment was engaged; at one time while making a charge with his regiment he had a horse killed under him and at another time was slightly wounded in the right ear; at the the close of the war he returned to Urbana and resumed the study of law and was admitted to practice in May, 1866; in the fall of 1867 was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Champaign County, Ohio, and served two terms; in 1875 was elected to represent his district in the Senate of Ohio and served in 1876-7; was elected as such Judge from 1879-1889, when he returned to the practice of law; at the November election of 1900 he was elected to represent the Eighth Ohio District in the National Congress; married to Kathryn Murray, August 20, 1868, and have three children. The Ohio Hundred Year Book, page 592. Photograph included. Contributed by Cheryl Hawley TreeHistn@aol.com 6-21-98