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John Brown Gordon (() February 6, 1832 – () January 9, 1904) was an American politician, Confederate States Army general, attorney, slaveowner and planter. "One of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals" by the end of the Civil War according to historian Ed Bearss, [1]: 241 he strongly opposed Reconstruction era.
On election day, 3 October 1888, Democratic nominee John B. Gordon won re-election with 100.00% of the vote, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Gordon was sworn in for his second term on 30 November 1888.
There have officially been 83 governors of the State of Georgia, including 11 who served more than one distinct term (John Houstoun, George Walton, Edward Telfair, George Mathews, Jared Irwin, David Brydie Mitchell, George Rockingham Gilmer, M. Hoke Smith, Joseph Mackey Brown, John M. Slaton and Eugene Talmadge, with Herman Talmadge serving two de facto distinct terms).
On election day, 20 April 1868, Republican nominee Rufus Bullock won the election by a margin of 7,171 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John B. Gordon, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Bullock was sworn in as the 46th Governor of Georgia on 21 July 1868. [2]
“With John, his 100th-best story is what other people would lead with,” Taylor said. Taylor said he spent close to 100 total hours in-person with the former governor to convince him that the ...
Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821 – November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was an American attorney and politician, serving as the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, the only governor to serve four terms. He also served as a United States Senator from that state from 1880 to 1891.
Mar. 23—CHEYENNE — A budget to fund Wyoming state government for the next two years was signed into law Saturday morning by Gov. Mark Gordon, hours before the midnight deadline. The governor ...
In 1886, Gordon reentered politics when he was elected Governor of the state. [8] This would represent the height of power for the triumvirate, as both senatorial positions and the governorship was held by a member of the triumvirate. [23] Following this, the triumvirate experienced a gradual decline in cohesion and power.