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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Zebulon B. Vance |
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Asheville, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 13, 1830
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| Died | April 14, 1894
(63 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Mar 04, 2024 01:12am |
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| Info | VANCE, Zebulon Baird, (nephew of Robert Brank Vance [1793-1827] and brother of Robert Brank Vance [1828-1899]), a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., May 13, 1830; attended the common schools of Buncombe County, and Washington (Tenn.) College; studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Asheville, N.C.; elected prosecuting attorney of Buncombe County in 1852; member, State house of commons 1854.
U.S. Representative (Am-NC) 12/7/1858-1861
Entered the Confederate Army as a captain and was promoted to the rank of colonel.
Governor (Cf-NC) 1862-1865; removed from office in 1865 when he was arrested and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. for Confederate activities.
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1870, but did not present his credentials.
Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1872.
Governor (D-NC) 1877-1879.
US Senator (D-NC) 1879 until his death; chairman, Committee on Enrolled Bills (Forty-sixth Congress), Committee on Privileges and Elections (Fifty-third Congress); died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1894; funeral services were held in the Chamber of the United States Senate; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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