Henry Musgrove was a politician in Mississippi during the

Reconstruction era The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...

. He served as the Mississippi state auditor from 1869 until 1874, and as the

Secretary of State of Mississippi The Mississippi Secretary of State is an officer of Mississippi originally established under the Article IV, §14 of Mississippi Constitution of 1817, and was reestablished under Article V, §133 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890. Several ...

in 1869. He ran on the Republican ticket with officials including

James L. Alcorn James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816December 19, 1894) was a Governor of Mississippi, governor, and United States Senate, U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republicans (Reconstruction era), Moderate Republican ...

who was elected governor. He moved to Mississippi in 1866 from Indiana. He was involved in controversial issuance of currency. A northerner, he took part in fusionist tax protests after his time in office. Musgrove was appointed to be the

by Mississippi's "Special Order No. 195" on September 10, 1869, succeeding Alexander Warner. He resigned from the position in December 1869 and became the State Auditor. He died after a long illness August 1, 1879 in Chicago and was survived by his wife. At the time of his death he has been working as a banker and was a significant property owner.

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Year of birth missing 1879 deaths State Auditors of Mississippi {{Secretaries of State of Mississippi Secretaries of State of Mississippi Mississippi Republicans