Ozaukee County News Articles

SOLDIER, TEACHER, PATRIOT
DANIEL E. McGINLEY
Extracted from
THE MILWAUKEE TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896

Transcribed by Mary Ann Albrecht

We present on this page an excellent likeness of a gentleman who has made records that will bear inspection. When 16 years of age he enlisted as a private in the fighting Sixteenth Wisconsin, participating in many battles, and remained until the war ended. He has never fully recovered from sunstroke near Atlanta in 1864. In an accident, several years after the war, while living at Manistee, one of his limbs was so injured that amputation became necessary. From that time until a few weeks ago he was almost constantly a teacher, a practical and successful teacher, and the number of practical, successful teachers who received their instruction from him is very large. Some years ago he took an active part in building up the agricultural society of Ozaukee county, and today that is one of the best-managed societies, with annual fairs that are the equal of any in the state, if not in the Northwest, in counties of equal size. His introduction of an educational feature, one that draws the attention of all of the teachers and hundreds of the pupils, has proved immensely popular and valuable. So we score another good record for success on the part of this modest gentlemen, Mr. D. E. McGinley of Cedarburg, who for many years resided at Saukville. Mr. McGinley is a success as a Republican, the only political party he ever belonged to. While Wisconsin has a vast number of thorough Republicans – Republicans from principle – it may be doubted if it has one who is superior in that respect to Mr. McGinley. He has served as chairman of the county committee for years, and last fall was prominently mentioned for the position of state senator. Dan McGinley has rightly earned substantial recognition at the hands of his party. He is a graceful and forcible writer, a courteous, pleasant gentleman and a superb American citizen. He should be taken into account by those who have state and federal patronage, both because he has earned such account and is in every way well qualified for a faithful, capable performance of the duties of official station.

Two of Mr. McGinley’s brothers were in the war, Capt. James F., who was killed at Hatcher's Run in October, 1864, and John M. McGinley, who has often represented his party in state conventions, and last June was an alternate from the Fifth congressional district to the national Republican convention. He was born near Boston, Mass. in 1846.