John Brough
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John Brough was a War Democrat politician from Ohio. He served as the 26th governor of Ohio during the final years of the American Civil War, dying in office of gangrene shortly after the war conclude
John Brough
Brough's sisters Mary and Jane, Brough, Caroline - his second wife, circa 1860.
The 1863 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1863. National Union nominee John Brough defeated Democratic nominee Clement Vallandigham with 60.61% of the vote. The campaign was dominat
John Brough
…leadership of Ohio Governor David Tod turned to Brough after he made a strongly pro-Union speech in his hometown of Marietta on June 10, 1863. He was elected to the governorship that fall on the Union Party ticket, partly due to his stronger support than Tod of the anti-slavery direction that the Northern…
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