Background
Connor, Selden was born on January 25, 1839 in Fairfield, Maine, United States. Son of William and Mary Connor.
Connor, Selden was born on January 25, 1839 in Fairfield, Maine, United States. Son of William and Mary Connor.
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts College, 1859 (Doctor of Laws, 1876).
Private 1st Vermont Infantry, May 2-August 15, 1861. Lieutenant colonel 7th Maine Infantry, August 22, 1861. Colonel 19th Maine Infantry, January 11, 1864.
Brigadier general vols. June 11, 1864; wounded in battle of the Wilderness, 1864. Honorary mustered out April 7, 1866.
Assessor of Internal Revenue, 1869. Governor of Maine, 3 terms, 1876-1878. United States pension agent, 1882-1886, and again, 1897-1914.
Married Henrietta W. Bailey, October 20, 1869.