Henry C. Warmoth
Henry Clay Warmoth was an attorney, Union Civil War officer, and Louisiana elected official, serving as Republican governor and state representative. He was the 23rd U.S. Governor of Louisiana, from 1868 until 1872. Facing criticism from some Republican leaders for supporting weakened civil rights legislation and for endorsing a Democratic Party Fusionist ticket in the 1872 election, Warmoths term culminated in impeachment proceedings and suspension from office. His Lt. Governor, P.B.S. Pinchback, assumed office during Warmoths absence, becoming the first AfricanAmerican governor in the United States. The impeachment charges against Warmoth were expunged after his term of office ended.
Henry Clay Warmoth was born on May 9, 1842, in McLeansboro, Illinois, to parents of Dutch descent, the eldest child of Isaac Sanders amp Eleanor Warmoth, and named for Henry Clay. He studied in the public school system of Illinois. He studied law, and was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1860. He established his legal career in that state, being appointed as the district attorney of the Eighteenth Judicial District.
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