Edward S. Salomon

Edward Salomon
9th Governor of Washington Territory
In office March 4, 1870 – April 26, 1872
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Alvan Flanders
Succeeded by	Elisha P. Ferry
Personal details
Born	Edward Selig Salomon (1836-12-25)December 25, 1836 Schleswig
Died	July 18, 1913(1913-07-18) (aged 76) San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Military service
Allegiance	United States  • Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861 1862–1866
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	24th Illinois Infantry Regiment 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Edward Selig Salomon (December 25, 1836 – July 18, 1913) was a German-American politician and military official. Born into a Jewish family in the Duchy of Schleswig in modern-day Germany, he immigrated to the United States as a young adult and served as a lieutenant colonel for the Union during the American Civil War. After nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, by President Andrew Johnson on January 13, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. Salomon later became governor of Washington Territory and a California legislator.