William Hodges Mann

William Hodges Mann


46th Governor of Virginia
In office February 10, 1910 – February 1, 1914
Lieutenant	James Taylor Ellyson
Preceded by	Claude A. Swanson
Succeeded by	Henry Carter Stuart
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 28th district
In office December 6, 1899 – January 12, 1910
Preceded by	Robert Turnbull
Succeeded by	John J. Owen
Personal details
Born	William Hodges Mann (1843-07-30)July 30, 1843 Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1927(1927-12-12) (aged 84) Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Religion	Presbyterian
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Unit	12th Virginia Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

William Hodges Mann (July 30, 1843 – December 12, 1927) was an American Democratic politician. Mann was the 46th Governor of Virginia from 1910 to 1914. He attended Brownsburg Academy.

Political career

Governor Mann with his staff

Mann became Deputy Clerk of Nottoway County, Virginia. He left to serve in the 12th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War until he was injured; he was the last Confederate soldier to serve as Governor of Virginia. 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. He introduced legislation to construct 350 high schools in Virginia and to close 800 rural saloons. Mann was in favor of Prohibition but only at the state level.

He is also known for refusing to prevent the execution of the juvenile Virginia Christian during his governorship.

Election

1909; Mann was elected Governor of Virginia with 63.35% of the vote, defeating Republican William P. Kent and Socialist Labor A.H. Dennitt.

References

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

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Political offices
Preceded by Claude A. Swanson	Governor of Virginia 1910–1914	Succeeded by Henry Carter Stuart

Governors of Virginia

Colony of Virginia	Wingfield Ratcliffe Scrivener Smith Percy Gates De La Warr Dale Yeardley Argall Wyatt West Pott Harvey West Berkeley Bennett Digges Mathews Colepeper Howard of Effingham Andros Nicholson Nott Jenings Hunter Orkney (absentee) Spotswood Drysdale "King" Carter Gooch Albemarle (absentee) Gooch Lee Burwell (acting) Dinwiddie Loudoun Fauquier Amherst (absentee) Fauquier Botetourt W. Nelson Dunmore

Commonwealth of Virginia	Henry Jefferson Fleming T. Nelson B. Harrison Henry E. Randolph B. Randolph H. Lee Brooke Wood Monroe Page Cabell Tyler Sr. G. Smith Monroe G. Smith P. Randolph Barbour Nicholas Preston T. Randolph Pleasants Tyler Jr. Giles J. Floyd Tazewell Robertson Campbell Gilmer Patton Rutherfoord Gregory McDowell W. "EB" Smith J. B. Floyd Johnson Wise Letcher W. "EB" Smith Pierpont Wells Walker Kemper Holliday Cameron F. Lee McKinney O'Ferrall J. H. Tyler Montague Swanson Mann Stuart Davis Trinkle Byrd Pollard Peery Price Darden Tuck Battle Stanley Almond A. Harrison Godwin Holton Godwin Dalton Robb Baliles Wilder Allen Gilmore Warner Kaine McDonnell McAuliffe

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 6459749 LCCN: n87870728

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