Henry C. Warmoth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry C. Warmoth

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-May-1842

Place of Birth: McLeansboro, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1931

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Henry C. Warmoth

  • Henry Clay Warmoth (May 9, 1842 – September 30, 1931) was an American attorney, Civil War officer in the Union Army, who was elected governor and state representative of Louisiana.
  • A Republican, he was 26 years old when elected as 23rd Governor of Louisiana, one of the youngest governors elected in United States history.
  • He served during the early Reconstruction Era, from 1868 to 1872. Facing strong criticism from some Republican leaders for weakening civil rights legislation and for endorsing a Democratic/Fusionist ticket in the 1872 election, Warmoth ended his term under state legislature's impeachment proceedings and was suspended from office.
  • Lieutenant Governor P.B.S.
  • Pinchback assumed office during Warmoth's absence, becoming the first African-American governor in the United States.
  • The legislature dropped the impeachment charges against Warmoth after his term of office ended.Warmoth was the first elected Reconstruction Governor of Louisiana.
  • He stayed in the state and was elected in 1876 as a Louisiana State Representative, serving one term from 1876 to 1878.
  • He also managed his sugar cane plantation.
  • Reconstruction ended in 1877 as the federal government withdrew its troops from the state.
  • In 1888, Warmoth challenged former governor Francis T.
  • Nicholls in a gubernatorial contest and narrowly lost to the Democrat; the election was noted for widespread voter fraud as Democrats suppressed black Republican voting.
  • In 1890, Warmoth was appointed as US Collector of Customs in New Orleans and served for several years.

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