Alexander H. Stephens

U.S. Congressperson

1812 – 1883

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Who was Alexander H. Stephens?

Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia and Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia and as the 50th Governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. He was an old Whig Party friend and ally of Abraham Lincoln; they met in the closing days of the Civil War but could not come to terms.

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Born
Feb 11, 1812
Crawfordville
Also known as
  • Alexander Stephens
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Georgia
  • Franklin College
Died
Mar 4, 1883
Atlanta

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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