Born in New Hanover Township, John Frederick Hartranft attended Tremont Seminary and Marshal College, before heading to Union College in Schenectady, New York for a degree in civil engineering.
In 1857, he was elected colonel of the Norris Rifles, a local militia. Hartranft won the Congressional Medal of Honor early in the Civil War for his actions at the Battle of Bull Run. He returned to Montgomery County to form the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteers, which served with particular distinction at the Battle of Antietam. His commanding officer commended him for bravery at Antietam, and he was promoted to Brigadier General. Hartranft also fought at Vicksburg, Spotsylvania and Petersburg.
After the war, General Hartranft was commander of the prison that held the Lincoln assassination conspirators. In 1873 he was elected governor. During his two terms he reorganized the Pennsylvania National Guard, passed new banking regulation, and used the militia and regular army to end violent railroad strikes. He was commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard until his death in 1889.
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