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Henry Clay Warmoth (May 9, 1842 – September 30, 1931) 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, Warmoth's term culminated in impeachment proceedings and suspension from office. His Lt. Governor, P.B.S. Pinchback, assumed office during Warmoth's absence, becoming the first African-American governor in the United States. The impeachment charges against Warmoth were expunged after his term of office ended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_louisiana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_warmoth_henry.html )〕 Warmoth was the first elected Reconstruction Governor of Louisiana; later, he was elected as a Louisiana State Representative, serving one term from 1876-78, during the period when Reconstruction ended and the federal government withdrew its troops from the state. In 1888 Warmoth challenged former governor Francis T. Nicholls in a gubernatorial contest and narrowly lost to the Democrat, in an election noted for widespread voter fraud. In 1890 Warmoth was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs in New Orleans, serving for several years. ==Early life and service in Civil War== Henry Clay Warmoth was born on May 9, 1842, in McLeansboro, Illinois, to parents of Dutch descent, the eldest child of Isaac Sanders & Eleanor (Lane) 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.〔 During the Civil War, Warmoth served as lieutenant colonel of the 32nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He was at the capture of Arkansas Post and was wounded in the Battle of Vicksburg. He was dishonorably discharged for alleged exaggerations of Union losses. After his personal appeal to the Commander-in-Chief, President Abraham Lincoln reinstated Warmoth's military status.〔 After reinstatement, Warmoth was reunited with his regiment and commanded at the Battle of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, took part in Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and reinforced General Nathaniel Banks at the Red Cedar retreat. He was later commissioned as judge of the Department of the Gulf Provost Court.〔 In early 1865, Warmoth resigned from the military to resume a legal practice.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry C. Warmoth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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