Benjamin Piatt Runkle
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American Civil War Union officer
Why Is Benjamin Piatt Runkle Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Benjamin Piatt Runkle was an American military officer, Episcopal priest, and Freemason, who is noted as being one of the seven founders of Sigma Chi fraternity. Prior to joining the clergy, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief Superintendent of Freedmen's Affairs in Kentucky, and was plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Runkle v. United States. Runkle also twice served as trustee of Miami University.
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