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Henry Mason Mathews (March 29 1834 – April 28 1884) was the 7th Attorney General and 5th Governor of West Virginia. He was the first ex-Confederate elected to a governorship in the United States and his election has been regarded as beginning of the era of the Bourbon Democrat.Born in Frankford Greenbrier County West Virginia he received an A.M. from the University of Virginia and B.L. from Lexington Law School.

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alma mater
Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts
birth date
1834-03-29
birth place
Greenbrier County West Virginia
country
Confederate States of America
death date
1884-04-28
death place
Lewisburg West Virginia
military rank
Confederate States Army, Major (United States)
office
Attorney General of West Virginia
order in office
5th, 7th, Governor of West Virginia
party
Democratic Party (United States)
profession
Politician
relation
Mathews family (Virginia)
service end year
1864-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1861-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
spouse
Lucy Fry Mathews
successor
Jacob B. Jackson, Robert White (politician)

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