# William Gaston

> William Gaston was a lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was the first member of that party to serve as Governor of Massachusetts (1875-1876) after the American Civil War. He was a successful trial lawyer and politically conservative Democrat, who won election as governor after his opponent, Thomas Talbot, vetoed legislation to relax alcohol controls.

*American politician and lawyer (1820-1894); Governor of Massachusetts*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1820-10-03
- **Died:** 1894-01-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 3.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441772)

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