The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
GOVERNORS:

a yWeu-Informed Gentleman Writes On
the subJeet-A List which Every Young
Missourian Should Preserve.
DIR. Joseph A. Mudd recently wrote
the Troy MOI Free Press correcting a
humber Of errors In ,Rn article on Mis-
souri goterhors. The doctor sats 10
writes for the information of the young
people of Missouri, who ought to know
the history of their native state by heart.
He says:
Amos stoddard was the first governor OF
Missouri aftet its eessioii from France: lie
was officially styled the "acting citil COM
manhant of the prptInce OF, tppet Ioilsi:
snp," and held ,frori, Match 10 % UctoieE I;
lsoa. troin lie latter date the country was
placed temporarily under the officers u the
territory of Indi9pa, tier. wtIiiam ttehry
Harrison hs',5 g3,ernor.
congress established the territory of Lou
isiana. witt the capital at st. Louis, March3,
1906. and James Wilkinson was appointed
governor (and not In 1874 as your list has IL.
He was generals In chief OF tie taited states
arn'y tfoIn 1885 to 1912, except from july.
I79s. to December, 1893, when the posItion
was held by Gen. Washington. Gen. wilkin-
son was born In Charles county, MARYLAND,
about five miles from the farm on which my
mother was born. In 1907 he was ordered
south to quell the Burr conspiracy,
and Merriwether Lewis. of the cele.
brated Lewis and Clark expedition, and
4" ~ ne "ar dplbtuftlt ubNa
erhbr. For Il slOft TINT Joseph brown
was SECRETARY ami acting govcfnof; and
from May to October. 1901, Frederick Bates
was acting governor, being Secretary:
Lewis shot himself, in ispa, and FtedfricR
Intes was setting sottrnot until isiO, When
President Madison. appointed benjamin
Howard. a native Of Lexington, Nv. Gov.
Howard resigned In 1872, to accept the cont
mand Of a brigade in the war with Gr,dt
Britain, and Frederick Bates again becams
acting governor until lilly, ial5, Whrp VII.
te "a fluFEf alec nF fltn \ .trs5 all flus. =
beditiOu, and also n native OF Virginia, was
appointed governor. December :, 1872, the
territory of Missouri was established by con
gress.
Clark was governor until ~ sshuti -beerms
n state, hu. III 1873 frederick Bates was act.
ing governor, as you will see by reference to
the old records of Lincoln county. Samuel
Hammond is put down in your list as sue
cecding Lewis, but lie never was governor
of ssouri. President jefferson appointed
him receiver of public money at st. ! ouis. He
was a naive OF virginia, was governor of
.corgia and a member of congress for one
term from Georgia, He was president of the
Legislative cOufcii ,pf Missouri In IStS. tic
tah .for congress IN 1872 and was beaten
by Edward Hampstead, also of st. Louis,
but n native of Connecticut. Hampstead was
the first delegate in congress from west of
the Mississippi river. Hammond again ran
for congress in 1914. but was beaten by Rufus
Easton. who had also been beaten by Hemp
stead two wears before. Hammond left st.
Louis In 1874, went to South Carolina, held
- 1 AM lllCtS nut ulsu tnt INV
after i was born. Alexander cNair, a native
Of Pennsylvania, was the first state gov.
srnor, being elected in 1890. lie lived In 1t.
Louis. WAS Il very strong bro SLAVERY man,
ind this circumstance caused him to receiys
nearly three times as many voice a. his OBJ
npncrit, Gov. Clarkl. Frederick Bates, OF
It. Louis. d native of Virginia. Il btothcr To
Edward Bates, Linc6ln.s ATTORNEY genetdi.
ind son in-law TO Rev. John Bali, of iIncoIn
Was elected governor in is24, defeat-
ing William II. Ashley Bates died August
! tkDl and AbFDhntn I Williams ~ r.,-
president Of the senate land not
Benjamin H. Reeves. as your list has i,),
was acting governor until September, 1926,
when, nj a special election, John Miller, of
Howard county, was elected governor over
VIM. {. Carr and David Todd. Judge Todd
held the first court In Troy. At this election
governor. GOV. Miller was reelected in
bunklin mo. Dinkinl, Of Washington
lie resigned September 80. lsg5. a few weeks
before the expiration of his T. rn. to accept
the Office OF United States general.
Lieut.. Gov. Lilburn ". BOgys filed out the
m.
In 1876 lSoggs. of jackson, acting goterioF;
vas elected governor, defeating VIM. H..
Ashley. COT Bnggs t6ok an active part IN
driving tn" Mornons from the state, and IN
1911 he was shot through the head by
MormonS at night in his home iii
Independence. lie recovered. aud was
living in california twelve years
80 ~ - I'm nv ilpl1l|, u tNGIu
county, a nativ" Of Kentucky, defeated for
governor John Is. Clark. also of Howard
county. and also n native of Kentucky.
In February, 1854, Gov. Reynolds shot him
sell in the heads las Gov. Lewis had done
thirty-fnur years before, and VI. VI. Marina
lieutenant governor, served out the
term. | Think he was the father of GOV.
John : Marmaduke. Your list "mits the
name Of John e. Edwards. Of Cole county, a
native of Tennessee. who was elected in
defeating Charles IL. AIlrI. In ISIS.
Austin \. hing Hf RlX gnunfV a p1tIy. nj I
tennessee, was elected over james :. Roll
Inns, of Boone
In ls52 Sterling Price. of Charlton, \ native
2f Virginia. was elected over Jane. Winston
In lNji, Trustcn Polk. of ~. Louis, q native
II Delaware. was elected over Robert e., |
wing and Thomas II. II. Benton. Judge
Ewing was Vigorously opposed by Judge
kphraim u. Ewing, his younger brother tthu
Iathpr of Mrs. Senator CockrclD, who was
attorney general ut the samc clcc-
ion. Gov. Polk, being elected to the United
states senate. resigned. and Hancock Jack. |
son, lieutenant governor (Of Howard 1
ihink) was acting governor until the
special election in ls57, when Robert
stewart, of buchanan, n native of
New York. defeated James :. Rollins bv
"a votes. Maj. Rollins believed that he was
not fairly beaten. In T6IClaiborne =. Jack
'on, of Howard, a native of Kentucky, de-
.eated semplc Orr. Of Greene. Hancock
Jackson and James l.. Gardenhire. The
Of these four were respectively
democrat, American, B~reckinridc
democrat and republican. The state ron
july 81. ISL, dcposed Gov. jackson
md Lieut.. Gov. Thos. e.. Reynolds and
in their stead Hamilton Il. Gamble:
Buchanan. | do not know in what state
iOv. Gamble was born. but he must have
lccn quite young when he settled In 1t.
louis. Governor Hall was born In Virginia.
ais elder brother. VIM. A. Hall, having been
JOrn in Maine. IL was Gov. Hall lin the alb
iencc OF Gov. Gamble) who appointed John
B. Henderson To the United States senate In
Sf2. Gamble died January 81, Is 4. and Gov.
iall filled out the term. Thomas e. Iscy-
holds was a native of Charleston. =. e.. In
s6i Thomas G. Fletcher, of IT. Louis, de-
Gated Thomas l. Price, Of Cole.
Fletcher was the first native Missourian
governor. Joseph W. Mcclure, of
Camden. a native of -. Louis county,. was
irecnc. The Drake constitution having
zone into effect, the term of the governor
was shortened to two years. In 1870 Il.
iratz Brown, of st. Louis. a native of Lex
ngton. n.y., was elected over Gov. McClurg.
N 1872 Silas NoOdson, Of buchanan. a ma
i've Of Kentucky, was elected over John Is.
In 1874 Charles IL. Hardin. of
iudrain, was elected over " iGliam Gentry. of
'ettis. His father was a native of Virginia,
md his mother was n SISTER Of thief ounder Of
William Jewell college.
In 1870. John Smith Phelps. of Greene. n
native of Connecticut, defeated tIustayus A..
of II. Louis. a republican, and
alexander, a greenbacker. The present con
%titution had now gone eiDto effect and
ne fOur-lflrS term was restored. In
So. Thomas T. Crittendcn, Of John
ION county, a native of shelby county,
kentucky, was elected over ID. Pat DYER, Of
t Louis, and Luman A.. Brown, of Charlton.
zen. John :. Narmadukr, of Saline. and, !
hink, a native Missourian. was elected in
ssi over Nicholas Ford. of Andrew. fusion,
md Rev. John A.. Brooks. Of Audrain. pro-
iibitionist; dying in 1857. Lieut.. Gov. 4. r.
Iorchous' succeeded to the Office. In 1855
David X. Francis. of 81. Louis. was elected
'vrr T.. T.. kimball. republican, 4 Manning,
lniOn labor, and Frank VI. Lowe, prohibi
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