Today in Wheeling History: June 15—Reception held for Wheeling’s James B. Taney before his departure to take up his post as U.S. Consul in Belfast, Ireland (1893).
James Ballentyne Taney of Wheeling was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on December 11, 1839. Taney served as an officer in the Union Navy aboard the USS Tacony during the Civil War. He was the publisher of the Wheeling Register newspaper. Taney served as U.S. Consul to Belfast from 1893 to 1896. He died in Wheeling on May 20 at the age of 75 years. Taney is buried at Greenwood Cemetery. (https://rb.gy/dt2m4) (https://rb.gy/nhxry) (https://rb.gy/rrc2r)
James Ballentyne Taney of Wheeling was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on December 11, 1839. Taney served as an officer in the Union Navy aboard the USS Tacony during the Civil War. He was the publisher of the Wheeling Register newspaper. Taney served as U.S. Consul to Belfast from 1893 to 1896. He died in Wheeling on May 20 at the age of 75 years. Taney is buried at Greenwood Cemetery. (https://rb.gy/dt2m4) (https://rb.gy/nhxry) (https://rb.gy/rrc2r)
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