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# John White Geary

(1869–1940)

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Philadelphia merchant (1869-1940)... \| John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.

## Quick Facts About John White Geary

Born February 22, 1869

Died February 25, 1940

##  Quotes by John White Geary

> [I have barely time to give you a brief statement of facts as I find them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-white-geary/i-have-barely-time-to-give-you-a-brief-statement-of-facts-as-i-find/)

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[Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/)

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> [Men of authority have employed all the destructive agents around them to promote their own personal interests at the sacrifice of every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-white-geary/men-of-authority-have-employed-all-the-destructive-agents-around-them/)

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> [The roads are filled with armed robbers, and murders for mere plunder are of daily occurrence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-white-geary/the-roads-are-filled-with-armed-robbers-and-murders-for-mere-plunder/)

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[Armed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/armed/)

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> [In isolated or country places no man's life is safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-white-geary/in-isolated-or-country-places-no-man-s-life-is-safe/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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