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Voltaire P. Twombly
Voltaire Paine Twombly (February 21, 1842 – February 24, 1918) was a veteran of the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
==Background==
Twombly was a corporal in the 2nd Iowa Infantry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TWOMBLY, VOLTAIRE P. )〕 During the course of the Civil War, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Department of Defense )〕 By the end of the Civil War, he had achieved a rank of captain. Following the Civil War, he opened a flour mill and later a retail store. He briefly served as mayor of Keosauqua, Iowa. From 1885 to 1891, he served as the treasurer for the state of Iowa. He would later serve as Home Savings Bank of Des Moines until his retirement in 1901.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Voltaire P. Twombly )〕 Sometime following his death in 1918, Twombly's Medal of Honor was donated to the Fort Donelson National Battlefield museum. The Twombly Building Museum in Keosauqua, Iowa, is named for Twombly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Keosauqua, Iowa )〕 The building was originally built for Twombly in the 1870s, and presently hosts the Van Buren Historical Society Museum.〔
Twombly attended the Burlington Business College in Iowa and later married.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Voltare Paine Twombly )〕 Twombly became a flour merchant in Ottumwa, and then worked in the flour milling business at Pittsburgh, and later as a merchant in Keosauqua.〔 Twombly entered public service, becoming the treasurer of Van Buren County for four years, serving as Keosauqua's mayor for almost a year, and as the Iowa State Treasurer from 1885 to 1891.〔 Twombly was the president of a bank he founded in Des Moines from 1891 to 1908.〔
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