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class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1816-01-02</span>)</span>January 2, 1816<br /><a href="/wiki/Boonesborough,_Kentucky" title="Boonesborough, Kentucky">Boonesborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 3, 1897<span style="display:none">(1897-08-03)</span> (aged 81)<br /><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Missouri" title="Savannah, Missouri">Savannah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">Lieutenant Colonel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings</b> (January 2, 1816 – August 3, 1897) was a United States Congressional Delegate from the <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Territory" title="Nebraska Territory">Nebraska Territory</a>. In addition to his political career, Giddings was a captain in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a>, a political appointee in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Texas" title="Republic of Texas">Republic of Texas</a>, an editor of a small town newspaper in <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, a 49er in the <a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a> and a lawyer in Nebraska. After his political career he served as a colonel in the <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Civil War">United States Civil War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleon_Bonaparte_Giddings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings was born near <a href="/wiki/Boonesborough,_Kentucky" title="Boonesborough, Kentucky">Boonesborough, Kentucky</a> to George and Frances Tandy (Bush) Giddings on January 2, 1816. Giddings moved with his parents to <a href="/wiki/Fayette,_Missouri" title="Fayette, Missouri">Fayette, Missouri</a> in 1828. He enlisted in the army during the <a href="/wiki/Texas_War_of_Independence" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas War of Independence">Texas War of Independence</a> and became sergeant major of his regiment. When Texas gained independence he was appointed chief clerk in the auditor's office of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Texas" title="Republic of Texas">Republic of Texas</a>. </p><p>After serving as acting auditor until his resignation in 1838, Giddings returned to Fayette and studied law. He was admitted to the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Missouri Bar">Missouri Bar</a> in 1841 and commenced practice in Fayette. There he was married to Armide Boone, daughter of Rev. Hampton Lynch and Maria Louisa (Roberts) Boone, and a great niece of frontiersman Daniel Boone on November 15, 1842. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/U.S.-Mexican_War" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S.-Mexican War">U.S.-Mexican War</a> Giddings was commissioned as captain of Company A, Second Regiment, Missouri Mounted Volunteers, and served until March 1847. He edited the <i>Union Flag</i> newspaper in <a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Missouri" title="Franklin County, Missouri">Franklin County, Missouri</a> afterwards, and eventually went to California to engage in <a href="/wiki/Gold_mining" title="Gold mining">gold mining</a>. At some point after that he returned to Missouri, settled in <a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Missouri" title="Savannah, Missouri">Savannah, Missouri</a> and practiced law. </p><p>In the early 1850s Giddings moved to <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska City">Nebraska City</a> and continued the practice of law. When the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Nebraska">Territory of Nebraska</a> was formed in 1854 he was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Thirty-third_United_States_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirty-third United States Congress">Thirty-third United States Congress</a> and served from January 5 to March 3, 1855. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. </p><p>Giddings resumed his law practice in Savannah shortly thereafter, and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of the Fifty-first Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry during the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Civil War">United States Civil War</a>. He served from April 11, 1865, to August 31, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. Giddings died in Savannah on August 3, 1897, and was interred in the City Cemetery there. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleon_Bonaparte_Giddings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_CongressG000168" class="citation web cs1">United States Congress. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000168">"Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (id: G000168)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress&rft.atitle=Napoleon+Bonaparte+Giddings+%28id%3A+G000168%29&rft.au=United+States+Congress&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbioguide.congress.gov%2Fscripts%2Fbiodisplay.pl%3Findex%3DG000168&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANapoleon+Bonaparte+Giddings" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Giddings, R. & Giddings, B. 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