Silas Woodson

Silas Woodson
21st Governor of Missouri
In office
January 3, 1873 – January 12, 1875
LieutenantCharles Phillip Johnson
Preceded byB. Gratz Brown
Succeeded byCharles Henry Hardin
Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court
In office
July 28, 1864 – January 1865
Appointed byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded bySidney Edgerton
Succeeded byJohn R. McBride
Personal details
Born(1819-05-18)May 18, 1819
Barbourville Kentucky, U.S
DiedOctober 9, 1896(1896-10-09) (aged 77)
St. Joseph, Missouri, Missouri, U.S
Political partyDemocratic
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Silas Woodson (May 18, 1819 – October 9, 1896) was the 21st Governor of Missouri, United States, between January 3, 1873, and January 12, 1875. He was notable for being the first Democrat elected to that position since the Civil War. No Republican would reach the office for over 30 years after Woodson's election.[1]

  1. ^ Karanovich, F. A. (2009). "Managers of Virtue Revisited". American Educational History Journal. 36 (1 & 2). ISBN 9781607522256.

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