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Pinckney B. S. Pinchback
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 – December 21, 1921) was an American publisher, politician, and Union Army officer. Pinchback was the second African American (after Oscar Dunn) to serve as governor and lieutenant governor of a U.S. state. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Pinchback served as acting governor of Louisiana from December 9, 1872, to January 13, 1873. He was one of the most prominent List of African-American officeholders during Reconstruction, African-American officeholders during the Reconstruction Era. Pinchback was born Free negro, free in Macon, Georgia, to Eliza Stewart and her master, William Pinchback, a white people, white Plantations in the American South, planter. His father raised the younger Pinchback and his siblings as his own children on his large plantation in Mississippi. After the death of his father in 1848, his mother took Pinchback and siblings to the Slave states and free states, free state of Ohio to ensure thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Louisiana
The governor of Louisiana (french: Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the head of state and head of government of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Louisiana's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. Democrat John Bel Edwards has held the office since January 2016. Qualifications Anyone who seeks to be elected Governor of Louisiana must meet the following qualifications: *have attained the age of 25 years *be an elector *have been a citizen of the United States and a citizen of Louisiana for at least the preceding five years Governors For Governors of Louisiana before the territory was transferred to United States control, see List of colonial governors of Louisiana. Governor of the Territory of Orleans Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803. On October 1, 1804, Orleans Territory was organized from the southern part of the Purchase, with the remainder being made the District of Louisiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
