Alexander Warner

Alexander Warner (January 10, 1827 – September 6, 1914) was an American Union Army officer, banker, planter, and Republican politician. He was the 15th Secretary of State of Mississippi, the 44th State Treasurer of Connecticut, and a member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He was the son of Thomas Warner and Amy (Collins) Warner.

Military career Warner was one of the first people to enlist in the American Civil War. For part of that time, he was also its President Pro Tempore. He assumed the position on January 20, 1893. In 1896, he ran as a Republican for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.

Later life After his wife died in 1902, Warner moved to his son's house in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, where he spent the rest of his life.

Personal life Warner married Mary Trumbull Mathewson (1834–1902) on September 27, 1855. Mathewson was the great-granddaughter of Declaration of Independence signer William Williams. Together, they had two children: Benjamin Silliman Warner, born September 24, 1856, and Arthur McClellan Warner, who was born on April 13, 1860, and died in his childhood.