Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was an American politician. He served as the Governor of Georgia from 1868 to 1871 during Reconstruction and was the first Republican governor of Georgia. After various allegations of scandal, in 1871 he was obliged by the Ku Klux Klan to resign the governorship. He was succeeded by Republican State Senate president Benjamin Conley, who served as Governor for the two remaining months of the term to which Bullock had been elected.

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  • Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was an American politician. He served as the Governor of Georgia from 1868 to 1871 during Reconstruction and was the first Republican governor of Georgia. After various allegations of scandal, in 1871 he was obliged by the Ku Klux Klan to resign the governorship. He was succeeded by Republican State Senate president Benjamin Conley, who served as Governor for the two remaining months of the term to which Bullock had been elected. He later became president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and in 1895 served as master of ceremonies for the Cotton States and International Exposition. Bullock was born in Bethlehem, New York, and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1857 for his job with the telegraph company Adams Express. He died in Albion, New York, in 1907 and was buried in Mt. Albion Cemetery in that same village. Bullock has had both detractors and admirers. He remains a controversial figure in Georgia state history.
  • Rufus Brown Bullock war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur von Georgia von 1868 bis 1871.
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  • 1868 1871
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  • Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was an American politician. He served as the Governor of Georgia from 1868 to 1871 during Reconstruction and was the first Republican governor of Georgia. After various allegations of scandal, in 1871 he was obliged by the Ku Klux Klan to resign the governorship. He was succeeded by Republican State Senate president Benjamin Conley, who served as Governor for the two remaining months of the term to which Bullock had been elected.
  • Rufus Brown Bullock war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur von Georgia von 1868 bis 1871.
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  • Rufus Bullock
  • Rufus Bullock
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