James A. Mount
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| In office 1888 – 1892 |
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23rd Governor of Indiana
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| In office January 11, 1897 – November 23, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Matthews |
| Succeeded by | Winfield T. Durbin |
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| Born | March 24, 1843 Montgomery County, Indiana |
| Died | January 16, 1901 Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Catharine Boyd |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
James Atwell Mount (1843 - 1901) was governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1897 to 1901.
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Mount was born to a farmer in Montgomery County, Indiana on March 24, 1843.
During the American Civil War he served in the Seventy-Second Indiana Infantry from 1862 until 1865. After the war he attended the Presbyterian academy in Lebanon, Indiana. He earned the distinction of bravery in the Battle of Chickamauga.
He married Catharine Boyd and by 1895 owned a five hundred acre farm. He was very active in agricultural circles from which he drew his base of political support. He was president of the State Horse Thief Detective Association in 1892. It was a vigilante group that privately defended country farmers.
In 1888 he was elected to the Indiana State Senate and served there for four years. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1890.
He was elected as governor of Indiana and served from January 11, 1897 until January 14, 1901. During his administration he was responsible for mustering Hoosers for the Spanish-American War.[1] He oversaw the reform of the state prison system, the creation of the state Medical Examination Board and the state Labor Commission.[2]
He died two days after his term as governor ended on January 16, 1901. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
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| Preceded by Claude Matthews |
Governor of Indiana January 11, 1897 – January 14, 1901 |
Succeeded by Winfield T. Durbin |
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