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The John Brown Gordon statue on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta is the only public equestrian statue in the city. U.S. Highway 19 in Gordon's native Upson County, Georgia, is named in his honor. John B. Gordon Road in Gordon's 2nd home Taylor County, Georgia, is named in his honor.
On election day, 3 October 1888, Democratic nominee John B. Gordon won re-election with 100.00% of the vote, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Gordon was sworn in for his second term on 30 November 1888.
The governor of Georgia is the head of government of the U.S. state of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. ... John B. Gordon (1832–1904)
The 1868 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 20 April 1868 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Republican nominee and former Lieutenant colonel of the Confederate States Army Rufus Bullock defeated Democratic nominee and former Major general of the Confederate States Army John B. Gordon. [1]
Gov. Brian Kemp spoke from Apalachee High School during the 9 p.m. news conference. "This hits home for us being from Athens just down the road, Marty and I having a daughter who taught first ...
Brown briefly joined the Republican Party and was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a post he would hold from 1865 to 1870. [11] Meanwhile, Colquitt returned to planting and became business partners with Gordon in a series of business ventures. [12] In 1868, Gordon ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Georgia. [8]
Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., wearing a blue and red sports coat and cap representing both the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville greeted UL coach Denny Crum prior to ...
The equestrian statue of John Brown Gordon is a monument on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.The monument, an equestrian statue, honors John Brown Gordon, a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War who later become a politician in post-Reconstruction era Georgia.