Robert B. Lindsay

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Robert Burns Lindsay
Governor of Alabama
In office November 26, 1870 – November 17, 1872
Lieutenant	Edward H. Moren
Preceded by	William Hugh Smith
Succeeded by	David P. Lewis
Personal details
Born	(1824-07-04)July 4, 1824 Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Died	February 13, 1902(1902-02-13) (aged 77) Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah Miller Winston
Alma mater	–University of St Andrews
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Robert Burns Lindsay (July 4, 1824 – February 13, 1902) was a Scots-American politician, elected as the

Robert B. Lindsay was born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, on July 4, 1824. He studied at the University of St Andrews before emigrating to the United States in 1844.^[2] He served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1853 and the Alabama Senate in 1857, 1865, and 1870.^[3]

1870 political campaign

A Democrat, Lindsay was

He died in Tuscumbia, Alabama on February 13, 1902.^[2]

See also

• List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States

References

Party political offices
Vacant Title last held by Michael J. Bulger	Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama 1870	Vacant Title next held by George S. Houston
Political offices
Preceded by William H. Smith	Governor of Alabama 1870–1872	Succeeded by David P. Lewis

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