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  Vance, Zebulon B.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameZebulon B. Vance
Address
Asheville, North Carolina , United States
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Born May 13, 1830
DiedApril 14, 1894 (63 years)
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Mar 04, 2024 01:12am
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InfoVANCE, Zebulon Baird, (nephew of Robert Brank Vance [1793-1827] and brother of Robert Brank Vance [1828-1899]), a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., May 13, 1830; attended the common schools of Buncombe County, and Washington (Tenn.) College; studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Asheville, N.C.; elected prosecuting attorney of Buncombe County in 1852; member, State house of commons 1854.

U.S. Representative (Am-NC) 12/7/1858-1861

Entered the Confederate Army as a captain and was promoted to the rank of colonel.

Governor (Cf-NC) 1862-1865; removed from office in 1865 when he was arrested and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. for Confederate activities.

Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1870, but did not present his credentials.

Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1872.

Governor (D-NC) 1877-1879.

US Senator (D-NC) 1879 until his death; chairman, Committee on Enrolled Bills (Forty-sixth Congress), Committee on Privileges and Elections (Fifty-third Congress); died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1894; funeral services were held in the Chamber of the United States Senate; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.

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FAMILY
Father David Vance Jr. 1792-1844
Grandfather David Vance 1745-1813
Uncle Robert B. Vance 1798-1827
Brother Robert B. Vance 1828-1899
Mother Mira Margaret Vance 1802-1878
Grandfather Zebulon Baird 1764-1824

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RACES
  01/20/1891 NC US Senate Won 85.71% (+72.11%)
  01/20/1885 NC US Senate Won 83.66% (+67.32%)
  01/21/1879 NC US Senate Won 67.07% (+35.98%)
  11/07/1876 NC Governor Won 52.83% (+5.66%)
  06/14/1876 NC Governor - D Convention Won 99.59% (+99.17%)
  06/07/1876 NC District 06 - D Convention Lost 13.69% (-20.20%)
  12/03/1872 NC US Senate Lost 47.90% (-4.19%)
  11/30/1870 NC US Senate Won 61.84% (+32.89%)
  10/18/1866 NC Governor Lost 0.10% (-75.78%)
  11/09/1865 NC Governor Lost 0.34% (-55.15%)
  08/04/1864 NC CSA Governor Won 80.03% (+60.06%)
  08/04/1864 NC Governor Won 94.01% (+88.04%)
  08/07/1862 NC CSA Governor Won 72.65% (+45.30%)
  08/07/1862 NC Governor Won 69.27% (+38.54%)
  02/01/1860 US House Speaker Lost 0.54% (-8.42%)
  08/04/1859 NC District 08 Won 55.84% (+11.68%)
  08/05/1858 NC District 08 - Special Election Won 57.02% (+14.04%)
  08/06/1857 NC District 08 Lost 26.25% (-43.84%)
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