John B. Gordon
John Brown Gordon | |
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Gordon in uniform, c. 1862 | |
| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – May 26, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Hill |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Brown |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Alexander S. Clay |
| 53rd Governor of Georgia | |
| In office November 9, 1886 – November 8, 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Henry D. McDaniel |
| Succeeded by | William J. Northen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1832 Upson County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 1904 (aged 71) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Rebecca "Fanny" Haralson
(m. 1854) |
| Children | 6 |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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John Brown Gordon (February 6, 1832 – January 9, 1904) was an American politician, Confederate States Army general, attorney, slaveowner and planter. "One of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals" by the end of the Civil War according to historian Ed Bearss,: 241 he strongly opposed Reconstruction era. A member of the Democratic Party, he was twice elected by the Georgia state legislature as a US Senator (as was the practice at the time), serving from 1873 to 1880, and again from 1891 to 1897. He served two terms as the 53rd Governor of Georgia from 1886 to 1890.