James L. Alcorn
American politician (1816-1894) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 78
James Lusk Alcorn was a governor, and U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish "scalawag", he engaged in a bitter rivalry with Radical Republican Adelbert Ames, who defeated him in the 1873 gubernatorial race.
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Alcorn was the first elected Republican governor of Mississippi.
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United States
Category
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Deceased
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Lived 1816 to 1894 · aged 78
