▁Š ira k ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Marsh ▁( 1 8 3 9 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Illinois ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁soldier , ▁agricult ure ▁manager , ▁stock ▁ra iser , ▁and ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Rail road ▁and ▁W are house ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Benjamin ▁Marsh ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁Illinois ▁( H an cock ▁County ). ▁He ▁first ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁and ▁after ▁att ending ▁law ▁school ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Represent ative . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁Benjamin ▁en list ed ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Illinois ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁as ▁a ▁private . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁colon el . ▁Benjamin ▁received ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Heart ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁sh rap nel ▁in ▁the ▁foot . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁batt les ▁such ▁as ▁Sh il oh ▁and ▁Anti et am . ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁law ▁practices ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁Government ▁office ▁Benjamin ▁Marsh ▁first ▁started ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Government