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Born April 15, 1821 • Pickens • South Carolina
Died November 30, 1894 (aged 73) • Atlanta • Georgia
Title / Office United States Senate (1880-1891), United States • governor (1857-1865), Georgia
Political Affiliation Democratic Party • Republican Party
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