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Thomas Overton MooreThomas Overton Moore
• Confederate Governor Louisiana 1860 – 1864
• Born April 10, 1804 in Sampson County, North Carolina
• Died June 25, 1876 (aged 72) near Alexandria, Louisiana
• Democrat• Religion Episcopalian• Governor Moore completed
his elected term of 1860-1864
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Henry Watkins AllenHenry Watkins Allen
• Confederate Governor of Louisiana 1864 – 1865.
• Governor during the Civil War
• Born April 29, 1820 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
• Died April 22, 1866 (aged 45) in Mexico City, Mexico
• Political party Democratic• Religion Presbyterian
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George F. ShepleyGeorge F. Shepley
• Governor - Military Governor of Louisiana 1862-1864.
• Shepley was appointed Military Governor by his friend Gen. Benjamin Butler, for the parishes under Federal control from 1862-1864.
• Born January 1, 1819 in Saco, Maine
• Democrat• Died July 20, 1878 (aged 59) in
Portland, Maine
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Michael HahnMichael Hahn• Governor of Louisiana 1864 – 1865• Born November 24, 1830 in
Klingenmünster, Bavaria• Political party Republican• Education Tulane University• Religion Catholic• March 3, 1865, resigned and his
Lieutenant Governor James Madison Wells succeeded him.
• Congressman, United States Senator during Reconstruction and after.
• Died March 15, 1886 (aged 55) in Washington, DC
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James Madison WellsJames Madison Wells
• Governor of Louisiana 1865 – 1867• Born January 8, 1808 near
Alexandria, Louisiana• Lt. Governor • Republican• Religion Catholic• Removed from office on June 3,
1867 by General Sheridan.• Died February 28, 1899 (aged 91)
in Lecompte, Louisiana
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Benjamin FlandersBenjamin Flanders• Governor of Louisiana
1867 – 1868• Born January 26, 1816 in Bristol,
New Hampshire• Republican• Religion Episcopalian• Appointed by Gen. Sheridan• First Supervising Special Agent
of the Freedmen’s Bureau, Department of the Gulf.
• Died March 13, 1896 (aged 80) in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
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Joshua BakerJoshua Baker• Governor of Louisiana 1868 – 1868• Born March 23, 1799 in Mason County,
Kentucky• Baker attended the United States
Military Academy at West Point, New York from 1817-1819.
• Appointed Military Governor by General Winfield Scott Hancock upon the resignation of Benjamin Flanders
• Died April 16, 1885 (aged 86) in Lynne, Connecticut
• Political party Democrat (Unionist)• Removed by General Grant.
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Henry C. WarmothHenry C. Warmoth• Governor of Louisiana
1868 – 1872• Born May 9, 1842 in
McLeansboro, Illinois • Regarded as a carpetbagger• Political party Republican • Religion Episcoplian• Impeached• Died September 30, 1931
(aged 89) in New Orleans, Louisiana
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John McEneryJohn McEnery• Louisiana Governor January 13,
1873- May 22, 1873• Democrat• Born in 1833• The Warmouth-controlled
elections board declared McEnery the winner against Kellogg; a rival board declared Kellogg the winner.
• Warmouth was impeached and Pinchback served as governor for 35 days. General Grant then seated Kellogg with Federal protection.
• Died in 1890
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P. B. S. PinchbackP. B. S. Pinchback• Governor of Louisiana December 9,
1872 – January 13, 1873 • Born May 10, 1837 in Macon,
Georgia• Religion African Methodist
Episcopal• Republican• Pinchback, an African American,
was the acting Lt. Governor and succeeded after the impeachment of Warmoth; he served for 35 days.
• Died December 21, 1921 (aged 84) in Washington, DC
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William P. KelloggWilliam P. Kellogg
• Louisiana Governor January 13, 1873-January 8, 1877
• Republican• Born December 8, 1830 in Orwell in
Addison County in western Vermont • States House of Representatives in
1882 and served one term from 1883 to 1885.
• The state's last Republican governor until the inauguration of David C. Treen in 1980.
• Died August 10, 1918 in Washington and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
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