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Oliver Bosbyshell

Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint, 1889 to 1894 (1839–1921)

PersonDied aged 82humanQ7087415

Also known as Oliver Christian Bosbyshell

Born: January 3, 1839
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Died: August 1, 1921
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Birthplace: Vicksburg
Place of death: Philadelphia
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: civil servant

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Oliver Christian Bosbyshell was Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1889 to 1894. He claimed to have been the first Union soldier wounded by enemy action in the Civil War, stating that he received a bruise on the forehead from an object thrown by a Confederate sympathizer while his unit was marching through Baltimore in April 1861.

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Sex or gender: male
Cause of death: stroke
Given name: Oliver
Manner of death: natural causes
Member of political party: Republican Party
Family name: Bosbyshell
Place of burial: West Laurel Hill Cemetery
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