George Henry Williams
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George Henry Williams was an American judge and politician. He served as chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd attorney general of the United States, and was elected Oregon's U.S. se
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U.S. Joint High Commission in Washington, D.C. Williams center standing. Brady, 1871
President Grant's withdrawal of Williams's chief justice nomination
Mayor Williams at groundbreaking ceremony of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1904). Williams is second from left holding hat in his right hand.
P. B. S. Pinchback
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Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was an American publisher, politician, and Union Army officer who served as the 24th governor of Louisiana from December 9, 1872, to January 13, 1873. Pinchback is co
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…Ku Klux Klan. He had to contend with controversial election disputes in Reconstructed southern states. President Grant and Williams legally recognized P. B. S. Pinchback as the first African American state governor. Williams ruled that the Virginius, a gun-running ship delivering men and munitions to Cuban revolutionaries…
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