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  Gordon, John B.
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NameJohn B. Gordon
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Atlanta, Georgia , United States
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Born February 06, 1832
DiedJanuary 09, 1904 (71 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Jun 06, 2023 07:09am
Tags Army - Ku Klux Klan -
InfoJohn Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals by the end of the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction during the late 1860s. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from 1873 to 1880, and again from 1891 to 1897. He also served as the 53rd Governor of Georgia from 1886 to 1890.


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  11/04/1890 GA US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/03/1888 GA Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/06/1886 GA Governor Won 99.20% (+98.40%)
  11/04/1878 GA US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1872 GA US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  04/20/1868 GA Governor Lost 47.76% (-4.49%)
  11/15/1865 GA Governor Lost 0.00% (-98.20%)
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