WARNER, William, congressman, born in Wisconsin in 1840. He was educated at Lawrence university, Wisconsin, and at the University of Michigan, but was not graduated. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but entered the army in 1862, and served till the end of the civil war in the 33d and 34th Wisconsin regiments. He then settled in the practice of his profession at Kansas City, Missouri, became city attorney in 1867, and circuit attorney in 1869, and in 1871 was elected mayor. He was a Republican presidential elector in 1872, United States district attorney for western Missouri in 1882-'4, and twice received the votes of the Republican members of the legislature for United States senator. In 1884 he was chosen to congress, and he was re-elected in 1886. He was the first department commander of the Grand army of the republic in Missouri, and was chosen commander-in-chief at the National encampment in 1888.