Alfred Cumming (September 4, 1802 – October 9, 1873) was an American politician who served as the governor of the

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from April 12, 1858, to May 17, 1861. Cumming succeeded

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as governor following the

Utah War The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US go ...

Career

A Democrat, Cumming was appointed governor of the

by President

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. He served as governor until 1861 and returned to Washington, D.C. Cumming also served as mayor of

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, sutler to

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during the Mexican War, and superintendent of the Upper Missouri Indian Superintendency.

Personal life

He was born in

. His wife, Elizabeth Randall Cumming, died in 1867. He was the brother of Henry Harford Cumming and the uncle of Alfred Cumming.

References

1802 births 1873 deaths Governors of Utah Territory Mayors of Augusta, Georgia People from Augusta, Georgia Utah Democrats People of the Utah War category:Descendants of Samuel Adams {{GeorgiaUS-mayor-stub