Rufus Bullock
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Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was an American politician.
He served as the Governor of Georgia from 1868 to 1871 during Reconstruction and was the first Republican governor of Georgia.
Bullock was born in Bethlehem, New York and moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1857 for his job with the telegraph company Adams Express. He died in Albion, New York in 1907 and was buried in Mt. Albion Cemetery in that same village.
| Preceded by Charles J. Jenkins |
Governor of Georgia 1868 – 1871 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Conley |
| Governors of Georgia |  |
|---|---|
| Walton • Bulloch • Gwinnett • Treutlen • Houstoun • Wereat • Walton • Howly • Heard • Davies • Brownson • Martin • Hall • Houstoun • Elbert • Telfair • Mathews • Handley • Walton • Telfair • Mathews • Irwin • Jackson • Emanuel • Tattnall • Milledge • Irwin • Mitchell • Early • Mitchell • Rabun • Talbot • Clark • Troup • Forsyth • Gilmer • Lumpkin • Schley • Gilmer • McDonald • Crawford • Towns • Cobb • H. Johnson • J.E. Brown • J. Johnson • Jenkins • Ruger • Bullock • Conley • J. Smith • Colquitt • Stephens • Boynton • McDaniel • Gordon • Northen • Atkinson • Candler • Terrell • H. Smith • J.M. Brown • H. Smith • Slaton • J.M. Brown • Slaton • N. Harris • Dorsey • Hardwick • Walker • Hardman • Russell • E. Talmadge • Rivers • E. Talmadge • Arnall • Thompson • H. Talmadge • Griffin • Vandiver • Sanders • Maddox • Carter • Busbee • J.F. Harris • Miller • Barnes • Perdue |
[edit] References
- Entrepreneur for Equality: Governor Rufus Bullock, Commerce, and Race in Post-Civil War Georgia (1994), Russell Duncan, University of Georgia Press, ISBN 0-8203-1557-5
- Georgia State Archives Roster of State Governors
- Georgia Governor's Gravesites Field Guide (1776-2003)
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