John Brown Gordon
U.S. Congressperson
1832 – 1904
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Who was John Brown Gordon?
John Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from 1873 to 1880, and again from 1891 to 1897. He also served as the 53rd Governor of Georgia from 1886 to 1890.
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- Born
- Feb 6, 1832
Upson County - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- University of Georgia
- Lived in
- Atlanta
- Died
- Jan 9, 1904
Miami
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on July 23, 2013
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