1860 Missouri gubernatorial election - Wikipedia
The 1860 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1860, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Claiborne Fox Jackson.
List of governors of Missouri - Wikipedia
Elections in Missouri. The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard.
Claiborne Fox Jackson - Wikipedia
He was elected as the 15th Governor of Missouri, serving from January 3, 1861, until July 31, 1861, when he was forced out by the Unionist majority in the Missouri General Assembly after planning to force the secession of the state.
The Election of 1860 | The Civil War in Missouri
The election of 1860 showed that Missourians desired to preserve the Union and slavery with it. Missourians, without knowing it, had elected a secessionist, Governor Jackson. He had campaigned as a middle-ground Democrat, but would try to drive Missouri into the Confederacy.
The Race for Governor of Missouri in 1860 - Personal Reminiscences …
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI IN 1860. Early in the year the Democratic party met and nominated as their candidate for Governor Claiborn F. Jackson, of Saline County.
1860 Missouri gubernatorial election - Wikiwand articles
The 1860 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1860, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Claiborne Fox Jackson. Jackson defeated the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party, Sample Orr, and Southern "Brekenridge" Democrat Former Gov. Hancock Lee Jackson to become the fifteenth governor of Missouri.
Missouri Governors - Missouri Secretary of State
Governor Hancock Lee Jackson succeeded to the governorship until an August 1857 special election, when Robert Stewart was elected. 7 Hamilton Gamble was appointed Provisional Governor by the Missouri State Convention in July 1861.
Missouri in the Civil War – Legends of America
By 1860, 30 percent of Missourians hailed from the northeastern states or foreign countries. Economic forces also linked Missouri to northern industrial centers, but none were more critical than railroads. Missouri caught the railroad building mania late.
The Missouri Election. (Published 1860) - The New York Times
Aug. 12. The Republican says HINDERSON, Dem., is defeated for Congress in the Second District, by 249. As far as heard from, JACKSON leads ORR, for Governor, 6,290 votes. Share full article.
Jackson, Claiborne Fox | Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri …
In 1860, against the backdrop of the presidential election, fear of antislavery Republicans allowed Jackson to win the state’s governorship against three other candidates. Staunchly supportive of Southern rights, he gained broad-based support by claiming moderate stances designed to achieve the unity of a long-divided Democratic Party.
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