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Sylvanus Byron Hance
Birth: 12-10-1820
Death: 6-2-1915
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Hance served in the U.S. army during the Civil War, being promoted to full captain on November 23, 1861. He was also considered to be a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Hance later served as a U.S. consul in Kingston, Canada. He was then elected Chief of Police in Kingston in 1874, despite the opposition that he faced because he was American.
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Hance served in the U.S. army during the Civil War, being promoted to full captain on November 23, 1861. He was also considered to be a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Hance later served as a U.S. consul in Kingston, Canada. He was then elected Chief of Police in Kingston in 1874, despite the opposition that he faced because he was American.
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