Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Joseph Chambers McKibbin (May 14, 1824 – July 1, 1896) was a California Democratic politician.McKibbin was born 1824 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.He received a common-school education then attended Princeton College 1840-1842.He moved to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush, settling in Sierra County.He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852, practicing in Downieville.McKibbin was a member of the California State Senate in 1852 and 1853,then elected as a Democrat to the 35th Congress, and served during 1857-1859. He lost his bid for re-election in 1858.During the Civil War McKibbin enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and was one of the first six Cavalry officers appointed by President Abraham Lincoln.He served as a colonel and aide-de-camp on the staffs of Major General Henry W. Halleck and Major General George H. Thomas.After the Civil War, McKibbon settled in Washington, D.C. as a general contractor.He purchased the property at Marshall Hall, Maryland, in 1883.McKibbin died on July 1, 1896 in Marshall Hall, Maryland and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery."@en }
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- Joseph_C._McKibbin abstract "Joseph Chambers McKibbin (May 14, 1824 – July 1, 1896) was a California Democratic politician.McKibbin was born 1824 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.He received a common-school education then attended Princeton College 1840-1842.He moved to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush, settling in Sierra County.He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1852, practicing in Downieville.McKibbin was a member of the California State Senate in 1852 and 1853,then elected as a Democrat to the 35th Congress, and served during 1857-1859. He lost his bid for re-election in 1858.During the Civil War McKibbin enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and was one of the first six Cavalry officers appointed by President Abraham Lincoln.He served as a colonel and aide-de-camp on the staffs of Major General Henry W. Halleck and Major General George H. Thomas.After the Civil War, McKibbon settled in Washington, D.C. as a general contractor.He purchased the property at Marshall Hall, Maryland, in 1883.McKibbin died on July 1, 1896 in Marshall Hall, Maryland and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.".