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2 unusual facts about Charles Griffin


Charles Griffin

Dissatisfied with the performance of appointed Governor James W. Throckmorton, Griffin persuaded General Sheridan to remove him from office and replace him with a Republican and loyal Unionist, Elisha M. Pease.

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He became entangled in political issues and registered both black and white voters under the Reconstruction Acts in the spring of that year.



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