Silas Woodson
Silas Woodson | |
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| 21st Governor of Missouri | |
| In office January 3, 1873 – January 12, 1875 | |
| Lieutenant | Charles Phillip Johnson |
| Preceded by | B. Gratz Brown |
| Succeeded by | Charles Henry Hardin |
| Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court | |
| In office July 28, 1864 – January 1865 | |
| Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Sidney Edgerton |
| Succeeded by | John R. McBride |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1819 Barbourville Kentucky, U.S |
| Died | October 9, 1896 (aged 77) St. Joseph, Missouri, Missouri, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Silas Woodson (May 18, 1819 – October 9, 1896) was the 21st Governor of Missouri between January 3, 1873, and January 12, 1875. He was notable for being the first Democrat elected to that position since the Civil War. No Republican would reach the office for over 30 years after Woodson's election.