William Gaston

American politician and lawyer (1820-1894); Governor of Massachusetts · United States · Politicians · Died at 73

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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.

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Engraved portrait, published 1895

Portrait of Gaston by Frederick Porter Vinton, 1895

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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.

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