P.B.S. PINCHBACK
Name: Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Born: 10 May 1837 Macon, Georgia
Died: 21 December 1921 Washington, DC
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 - December 21, 1921) was the
first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. He was also the first
African American governor of Louisiana. Pinchback, a Republican, served as the
governor of Louisiana for thirty-five days, from December 9, 1872, to January 13,
1873.
Nicholas Lemann, in Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War, described
Pinchback as "an outsized figure: newspaper publisher, gambler, orator,
speculator, dandy, mountebank -- served for a few months as the state's governor
and claimed seats in both houses of Congress following disputed elections but
could not persuade the members of either to seat him."
Name: Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Born: 10 May 1837 Macon, Georgia
Died: 21 December 1921 Washington, DC
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 - December 21, 1921) was the
first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. He was also the first
African American governor of Louisiana. Pinchback, a Republican, served as the
governor of Louisiana for thirty-five days, from December 9, 1872, to January 13,
1873.
Nicholas Lemann, in Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War, described
Pinchback as "an outsized figure: newspaper publisher, gambler, orator,
speculator, dandy, mountebank -- served for a few months as the state's governor
and claimed seats in both houses of Congress following disputed elections but
could not persuade the members of either to seat him."