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Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of Gen. John Campbell Greenway

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AuthorUnited States Congress Joint Committee on PrintingPublisherUnited States Government Printing OfficeOriginal Publication Date1930Date Range1930s (1930-1939)DescriptionThis book describes the unveiling of the Statue of Gen. John Campbell Greenway that took place on May 24, 1930 in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Excerpt from the book: "John Campbell Greenway was born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., on July 6, 1872; attended the public schools of Huntsville, the University of Virginia, and Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass.; was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1895; worked as furnace helper and later foreman in the mechanical department of the Carnegie Steel Co., at Duquesne, Pa.; during the Spanish-American War joined the Rough Riders in May, 1898, and became second lieutenant of Troop I; was promoted to first lieutenant and detailed to Troop G; subsequently made first lieutenant of Troop A of the Arizona squadron and served throughout the war; for gallantry in action at the battle of San Juan Hill received a silver star citation, and was recommended to Congress by Colonel Roosevelt for a brevet captaincy; assistant superintendent of mines at Ishpeming, Mich., 1899-1906; general superintendent of the Oliver Mining Co., in the Masaba Range at Oliver, Minn., 1906-1910; went to Arizona in 1910 as general manager of the Calumet & Arizona Mining Co., also became general manager of the New Cornelia Mining Co., vice president and general manager of the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend Railroad, and vice president of the Ahumada Lead Co." The book also includes a biography of the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, and several remarks by Senators and Representatives on the day of the unveiling.SubjectGreenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926-Statutes-Washington (D. C.)United States. Congress. Joint Committee on PrintingUnited States. Congress. (71st, 2d. sess. : 1929-1930.TypeTextOriginal FormatBooksLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionArizona CollectionSubcollection900- History & GeographyRights StatementNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of Gen. John Campbell Greenway