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Beriah Magoffin

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American politician (1815-1885)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1815 to 1885 · aged 69
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Beriah Magoffin was the 21st governor of Kentucky, serving during the early part of the Civil War. Personally, Magoffin supported slavery, believed in the right of a state to secede from the Union, and sympathized with the Confederacy.

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1861 political cartoon: "Governor Magoffin's neutrality means holding the cock of the walk (Uncle Sam) while the confederate cat (Jeff Davis) kills off his chickens."1861 political cartoon: "Governor Magoffin's neutrality means holding the cock of the walk (Uncle Sam) while the confederate cat (Jeff Davis) kills off his chickens."The Beriah Magoffin Monument in HarrodsburgThe Beriah Magoffin Monument in Harrodsburg

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Beriah Magoffin was the 21st governor of Kentucky, serving during the early part of the Civil War. Personally, Magoffin supported slavery, believed in the right of a state to secede from the Union, and sympathized with the Confederacy. Nevertheless, when the Kentucky General Assembly adopted a position of neutrality in the war, Magoffin ardently held to it, refusing calls for aid from both the Union and Confederate governments.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1815 to 1885 · aged 69
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