William B. McCreery
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William B. McCreery | |
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| 14th State Treasurer of Michigan | |
| In office 1875–1878 | |
| Governor | John J. Bagley Charles Croswell |
| Preceded by | Victory P. Collier |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin D. Pritchard |
| Constituency | Michigan |
| 9th Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan | |
| In office 1865–1867 | |
| Preceded by | William Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Austin B. Witherbee[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1836 |
| Died | December 9, 1896 (aged 60) |
| Spouse | Ada B. Fenton[2][3] |
| Relations | Reuben McCreery, Father[2] Charles H. McCeery, Brother[4] William M. Fenton, Father-in-law[3] |
| Children | Fenton Reuben[5] |
| Profession | Law |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Rank | 21st Michigan Infantry |
| Unit | Company F, Second Michigan Infantry |
| Commands | 21st Michigan Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Civil War -- Stones River Williamsburg Chickamauga |
William Barber McCreery (August 27, 1836 – December 9, 1896) was an American politician and diplomat who lived much of his life in Michigan.[6]
McCreery was born on August 27, 1836, in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, New York.[5] In 1859, he was admitted to the county bar.[7]
Civil War
Initially assigned to Company F, Second Michigan Infantry,[7] He was later a Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 21st Michigan Infantry[8] with the Union Army in the Civil War. He fought with valor and was serious wounded at Williamsburg, Virginia, and at Chickamauga.[7] He was captured by the Confederates[6] after being wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga.[2] He escaped in 1864 from Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia[6] reportedly by the way of a tunnel dug by himself and other prisoners.[7]
After the war
Returning to Flint, McCreery enter the general merchandising business with F. W. Judd then in the lumber industry with a sawmill on the banks of the Flint River just south of the Saginaw Road bridge. In the Grant administration, he became the district collector of internal revenue. He was involved in the Flint City Water Works Company as its president and as an original stockholders and in the Grand Trunk Railway Flint-Lansing extension construction.[7]
