Alvin Peterson Hovey
U.S. Congressperson
1821 – 1891
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Who was Alvin Peterson Hovey?
Alvin Peterson Hovey was a Union general during the American Civil War, an Indiana Supreme Court justice, congressman, and the 21st Governor of Indiana from 1889 to 1891. During the war he played an important role in the Western theatre, earning high approval from Grant, and uncovered a secret plot for an uprising in Indiana. As governor, he launched several legal challenges to the Indiana General Assembly's removal of his powers, but was mostly unsuccessful. He successfully advocated election reform before he died in office.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1821
Mount Vernon - Also known as
- Alvin Hovey
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Indiana
- Died
- Nov 23, 1891
Indianapolis
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on July 23, 2013
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