James L. Alcorn
Former Governor of Mississippi
James Lusk Alcorn was a governor, and U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish "scalawag", he engaged in a bitter rivalry with Radical Republican Adelbert Ames, who defeated him in the 1873... Wikipedia
Born: November 4, 1816, Golconda, IL
Died: December 19, 1894 (age 78 years), Friars Point, MS
Party: Whig Party
Spouse: Amelia Walton Glover (m. 1850) and Mary C. Stewart (m. 1839–1849)
Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, D.C.