William Woods Holden

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Gov. William W. Holden

William Woods Holden (24 November 1818 -- 1 March 1892) was the Republican governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina in 1865 and from 1868 to 1871.

William W. Holden had been a supporter of the secessionist movement at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War, but changed to the Republican Party as the war continued.

He was appointed Governor by President Andrew Johnson during occupation, but lost in the elections held later that year. He was elected again as Governor in 1868. When he called out the militia against the Ku Klux Klan in 1870, the result was a backlash that lost him the upcoming election.[1] He was impeached by the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1871.

He moved to Washington D.C. following his impeachment, but eventually returned to North Carolina.

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Notes

  1. ^  Wade, 1987, p. 85.
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References

  • Wade, Wyn Craig. The Fiery Cross: The Ku Klux Klan in America. New York: Simon and Schuster (1987).
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Preceded by:
(first term)
Zebulon Baird Vance 		Governor of North Carolina
1865, 1868-1871 		Succeeded by:
(first term)
Jonathan Worth
Preceded by:
(second term)
Jonathan Worth 		Succeeded by:
(second term)
Tod Robinson Caldwell