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Ridgley C. Powers | |
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| 29thGovernor of Mississippi | |
| In office November 30, 1871 – January 4, 1874 | |
| Lieutenant | Alexander K. Davis |
| Preceded by | James L. Alcorn |
| Succeeded by | Adelbert Ames |
| 7thLieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Governor | James L. Alcorn |
| Preceded by | Office re-created |
| Succeeded by | Alexander K. Davis |
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| Born | Ridgley Ceylon Powers December 24, 1836 |
| Died | November 11, 1912(1912-11-11) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Union College |
Ridgley Ceylon Powers (December 24, 1836 – November 11, 1912) was aU.S. Army officer in theAmerican Civil War who wasMississippi's lieutenant governor in 1870 before becoming Governor from 1871 to 1874.[1] He succeededJames L. Alcorn as Governor when Alcorn resigned to become a U.S. senator.
Powers was born inMecca, Ohio, onChristmas Eve. He graduated from theUniversity of Michigan and completed post-graduate work atUnion College inSchenectady, New York, in 1862.
In the second year of theAmerican Civil War, Powers enlisted in theUnited States Army as aprivate. He became asecond lieutenant and later acaptain in the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He fought in theThird Battle of Chattanooga and in theAtlanta campaign before returning with his regiment toTennessee for much of the remainder of the war. He ended his military service as acolonel at the end of the conflict.
In 1865, Powers settled inNoxubee County, Mississippi, as a cotton planter, later becomingSheriff. DuringReconstruction, he was elected theseventhlieutenant governor and began his term in 1870.GovernorJames L. Alcorn resigned the following year to accept aU.S. Senate seat, thereby making Powers the acting governor; he finished the unexpired term ending in 1874.
Powers died inLos Angeles, California in 1912.
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| Preceded by Office re-created | Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi 1870-1871 | Succeeded by Alexander K. Davis |
| Preceded by | Governor ofMississippi 1871-1874 | Succeeded by |
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