William McKendree Gwin was an American medical doctor and politician who served in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction,along with John C. Frémont,of being the state's first U.S. senators. Before,during,and after the Civil War,Gwin was well known in California,Washington,D.C.,and the Southern United States as a determined Confederate sympathizer.
Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899,and was a Member of the First Australian Parliament in the House of Representatives. Braddon was a Tasmanian delegate to the Constitutional Conventions.
Milledge Luke Bonham was an American politician and Congressman. He was later the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864,and a Confederate General during the American Civil War.
William Wright Heard was the 32nd Governor of Louisiana from 1900 to 1904. His governorship saw the start of the Louisiana's oil and gas industry.
James Wilson McDill was an American lawyer,state-court judge,Republican United States Representative and Senator from Iowa,state railroad commissioner,and member of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) and in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy,disenfranchisement,and the Democratic Party fully reasserted control in Southern states. Historian Canter Brown Jr. noted that in some states,such as Florida,the highest number of African Americans were elected or appointed to offices after the end of Reconstruction in 1877. The following is a partial list of notable African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900. Dates listed are the year that a term states or the range of years served if multiple terms.
Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924,representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924). He served as Premier of South Australia from March to July 1905 and Leader of the Opposition from 1905 to 1909. Butler would also variously serve as Speaker of the House of Assembly (1921–1924),and as a minister under Premiers Charles Kingston,John Jenkins and Archibald Peake. His son,Richard Layton Butler,went on to serve as Premier from 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938.
William Bailey Lamar was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Florida from 1903 to 1909.
Darius Adams Ogden was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
The auditor general of Ontario is an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of Ontario provincial government operations. The office was created in 1869.
Emil Kiesewetter was a Democratic politician in the U.S. State of Ohio. He was the Ohio State Auditor from 1884 to 1888.
William Henry Maturin, was a senior public servant in the early days of the colony of South Australia and had a further career in Great Britain.
Terre Haute Lodge No. 19,F&AM is a lodge of Freemasons in Terre Haute,Indiana. It is the oldest existing organization in the city and in Vigo County with the exception of Vigo County Government.
William Henry Dubois was a Vermont businessman and political figure who served for eight years as Vermont State Treasurer.
Samuel Hopkins Nichols was a politician and civic leader in the states of Minnesota and Washington. He was a pioneer of Salem Township and Fergus Falls in Minnesota as well as of Everett,Washington. He was a Clerk in Salem Township and president of the Fergus Falls City Council,served as County Commissioner for Olmsted County,Minnesota,Assistant Clerk and Chief Clerk for the Minnesota House of Representatives,and Clerk of the state Supreme Court. In Everett,Nichols helped incorporate the city's first Chamber of Commerce and was a member of its first City Council. He was elected the fourth Secretary of State of Washington in 1901 and re-elected twice. He served at the position two full terms,but had to resign in the beginning of his third term due to accusations of malfeasance and corruption.
Russell Abner Wood was an American politician who was a Perennial candidate for statewide office in Massachusetts. He served as Massachusetts State Auditor from 1939 to 1941.
The Thirty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9,1878, to March 21,1878, in regular session,and later re-convened from June 4 to June 7,1878,in special session,to complete the revision of the statutes. This was the first extra session of the Wisconsin Legislature since 1862.
The Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14,1880, to March 17,1880, in regular session.
