Rufus Bullock
Rufus Bullock | |
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| 46th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office July 4, 1868 – October 30, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Ruger |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Conley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1834 Bethlehem, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1907 (aged 73) Albion, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel[1] |
| Unit | Quartermaster's Office |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was a Republican Party politician and businessman in Georgia. During the
freedmen; this made him "the most hated man in the state", and he had to flee the state without completing his term.[1]
After returning to Georgia and being found "not guilty" of corruption charges, for three decades afterwards he was an esteemed private citizen.
Early life
Bullock was born in
Adams Express.[3]
Political life
Bullock served as the
Benjamin Conley, who served as Governor for the two remaining months of the term to which Bullock had been elected. Conley was succeeded by James M. Smith, a Democrat, and no Republican would serve as governor of Georgia again until Sonny Perdue
in 2003.
Postbellum life
Bullock served as president of the Macon and Augusta Railroad in 1867,["Atlanta Compromise" speech.
Death and legacy
Bullock died in
Mt. Albion Cemetery
nearby.
Bullock has had both detractors and admirers. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, he was the last progressive governor of Georgia until Jimmy Carter.[1]
He is the only governor of Georgia since 1850 of whom there is no portrait in the Georgia State Capitol.
References
- ^ a b c d Duncan, Russell. "Rufus Bullock (1834-1907)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ISBN 9780807148341.
- ISBN 9780521806367.
- JSTOR 40578901.
- ISBN 9781452292304.
- ISBN 9780813044774.
- ISBN 9781572338654.
- ISBN 9780820342016.
Further reading
- Entrepreneur for Equality: Governor Rufus Bullock, Commerce, and Race in Post-Civil War Georgia (1994), Russell Duncan, ISBN 0-8203-1557-5.
External links
- Georgia State Archives Roster of State Governors
- Georgia Governor's Gravesites Field Guide (1776–2003)
- March 28 article (see 1834) in This Day in Georgia History, compiled by Ed Jackson and Charles Pou
- National Governors Association page
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