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P. B. S. Pinchback

P. B. S. Pinchback

Former Governor of Louisiana
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was an American publisher, politician, and Union Army officer. Pinchback was the first African American governor of a U.S. state and the second lieutenant governor. Wikipedia
Born: May 10, 1837, Macon, GA
Died: December 21, 1921 (age 84 years), Washington, D.C.
Previous offices: Governor of Louisiana (1872–1873) and Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (1871–1873)
Spouse: Emily Hawthorne (m. 1860)