John H. Clifford
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John Henry Clifford U.S. political figure, was the 21st Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
for a single term, from 1853 to 1854.
Clifford was born to Benjamin and Achsah (Wade) Clifford in Providence, Rhode Island on January 16, 1809. Clifford married Sarah Parker Allen on January 16, 1832.
Serving as Attorney General from 1849 to 1853, he faced Henry W. Bishop
(Democrat) and Horace Mann
(Free Soil) in the election of November 1852 receiving 45% of the vote. A majority requirement still in effect, he was elected by the state senate 29-4 over Mr. Bishop. After his single term as governor he returned for four more years as Attorney General, 1854–58.
Clifford died on January 2, 1876 in his home in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
for a single term, from 1853 to 1854.
Clifford was born to Benjamin and Achsah (Wade) Clifford in Providence, Rhode Island on January 16, 1809. Clifford married Sarah Parker Allen on January 16, 1832.
Serving as Attorney General from 1849 to 1853, he faced Henry W. Bishop
Henry W. Bishop
Henry W. Bishop was a leading citizen of Chicago, Illinois in the late 19th century. He was the first president of the Union Club of Chicago, a private association organized by sixty of the city's leading gentlemen. His tenure lasted from 1878 to 1883...
(Democrat) and Horace Mann
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
(Free Soil) in the election of November 1852 receiving 45% of the vote. A majority requirement still in effect, he was elected by the state senate 29-4 over Mr. Bishop. After his single term as governor he returned for four more years as Attorney General, 1854–58.
Clifford died on January 2, 1876 in his home in New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...
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