William Hodges Mann

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William Hodges Mann
Portrait of Governor Mann
Governor of Virginia
In office 1910 – 1914
Lieutenant	James Taylor Ellyson
Preceded by	Claude A. Swanson
Succeeded by	Henry Carter Stuart
Born	July 30, 1843 Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1927 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

William Hodges Mann (1843 - 1927) was a U.S. political figure. Mann was Governor of Virginia from 1910 to 1914. Mann was the last Confederate soldier to serve as Governor of Virginia. Governor Mann served in the 12th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War until he was injured. He then served the Confederacy in various positions. After Appomattox, Mann began practicing law in Nottoway County. In 1870, he became the first county judge of Nottoway County.

[edit] References

• Larson, William (1982). in Edward Younger: The Governors of Virginia, 1860-1978. University Press of Virginia, 159-169. ISBN 0-8139-0920-1. 

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