Case was born on January 26, 1832, in
Jackson, Georgia, the oldest of four, to Ermine and Mary A. Case (
née Cowles). They later moved to
Columbus, Ohio. He attended
Marietta College, graduating in 1851, with a
Master of Arts. He taught mathematics before attending the
Ohio State University College of Medicine, graduating in 1853, with a
Doctor of Medicine. He worked as a physician at the
Ohio Penitentiary. In spring 1857, Case moved to the
Town of Kansas. He married Julia Lykins, daughter of
Johnston Lykins, in 1858. In 1860, he was elected
alderman of the Town of Kansas, and was one of few votes for
Abraham Lincoln in
Missouri. During the
American Civil War, Case enlisted to the
22nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, serving under
Robert T. Van Horn. He reached the rank of
quartermaster general, and was appointed quartermaster of Missouri. After the war, he became a pioneer of
Kansas City, amassing a large amount of real estate in the city. In March 1866,
Thomas Clement Fletcher appointed him railroad commissioner of Missouri. From 1866 to 1868, he was curator for the
University of Missouri. In March 1873,
Ulysses S. Grant appointed him postmaster of Kansas City, later being reappointed by
Rutherford B. Hayes and
Chester A. Arthur. He attended the
University of Missouri–Kansas City, graduating in 1883, with a
Doctor of Philosophy. He became a professor of chemistry at the
University of Kansas Health System. In 1891, he was appointed Treasurer of Kansas City, later being elected. He was a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic. He died on February 16, 1900, aged 68, in
Kansas City, Missouri, and is buried in
Elmwood Cemetery. == References ==