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William Woods Holden, the Glossary

William Woods Holden (November 24, 1818 – March 1, 1892) was an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th governor of North Carolina.^[1]

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Governors of North Carolina
History of North Carolina
Impeached state and territorial governors of the United States removed from office
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People who have received posthumous pardons

Alfred Dockery

Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina. William Woods Holden and Alfred Dockery are People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. William Woods Holden and Andrew Johnson are People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

The Asheville Citizen-Times is a daily newspaper of Asheville, North Carolina.

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Charles L. Robinson

Charles Lawrence Robinson (July 21, 1818 – August 17, 1894) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1851 to 1852, and later as the first Governor of Kansas from 1861 until 1863.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Governor of North Carolina

The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Graham, North Carolina

Graham is a city and the county seat of Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.

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Habeas corpus

Habeas corpus (from Medieval Latin) is a recourse in law by which a report can be made to a court in the events of unlawful detention or imprisonment, requesting that the court order the person's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.

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Hillsborough Recorder

The Hillsborough Recorder was established by Dennis Heartt in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in February 1820, with the first known edition of the newspaper being issued on March 1, 1820. William Woods Holden and Hillsborough Recorder are history of North Carolina.

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Hillsborough, North Carolina

The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States and is located along the Eno River.

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Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Historic Oakwood Cemetery was founded in 1869 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital of North Carolina, near the North Carolina State Capitol in the city's Historic Oakwood neighborhood.

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History of the Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties of the United States political system and the oldest active political party in the country as well as in the world.

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History of the Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States.

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Impeachment in the United States

In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal.

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James A. Garfield

James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was an American politician who served as the 20th president of the United States from March 1881 until his assassination in September that year.

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John W. Stephens

John Walter Stephens (October 14, 1834 – May 21, 1870) was an assassinated state senator from North Carolina. William Woods Holden and John W. Stephens are People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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John Willis Ellis

John Willis Ellis (November 23, 1820 – July 7, 1861) was the 35th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1859 to 1861. William Woods Holden and John Willis Ellis are People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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Jonathan Worth (governor)

Jonathan Worth (November 18, 1802 – September 5, 1869) was the 39th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1865 to 1868, during the early years of Reconstruction. William Woods Holden and Jonathan Worth (governor) are Burials at Historic Oakwood Cemetery, governors of North Carolina, Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Democrats, North Carolina Whigs and People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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Joseph W. Holden

Joseph W. Holden (c. 1844–1875) was a North Carolina politician in the nineteenth century. William Woods Holden and Joseph W. Holden are People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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Kirk–Holden war

The Kirk–Holden war was a police operation taken against the white supremacist organization Ku Klux Klan by the government in the state of North Carolina in the United States in 1870.

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Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.

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Lewis P. Olds

Lewis P. Olds was an American lawyer and politician who served as North Carolina Attorney General from 1869 to 1870.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to El Salvador

The following is a list of United States ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to El Salvador.

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List of governors of North Carolina

The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. William Woods Holden and List of governors of North Carolina are governors of North Carolina.

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Nathaniel Boyden

Nathaniel Boyden (August 16, 1796 – November 20, 1873) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 and 1869. William Woods Holden and Nathaniel Boyden are Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Whigs.

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National Union Party (United States)

The National Union Party, commonly the Union Party or Unionists, was a wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state Unconditional Unionists that supported the Lincoln Administration during the American Civil War.

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North Carolina Democratic Party

The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party.

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North Carolina House of Representatives

The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly.

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North Carolina Senate

The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina.

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Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Shoffner Act

The Shoffner Act was a statute intended to restore order in North Carolina counties where Ku Klux Klan (KKK) violence raged.

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The News & Observer

The News & Observer is an American regional daily newspaper that serves the greater Triangle area based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Thomas Samuel Ashe

Thomas Samuel Ashe (July 21, 1812 – February 4, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Confederate Congress, and U.S. Congressman from North Carolina.

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Tod Robinson Caldwell

Tod Robinson Caldwell (February 19, 1818July 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and the 41st governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1871 until his death in Hillsborough in North Carolina in 1874.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Union League

The Union Leagues were quasi-secretive men's clubs established separately, starting in 1862, and continuing throughout the Civil War (1861–1865).

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Walter Hines Page

Walter Hines Page (August 15, 1855 – December 21, 1918) was an American journalist, publisher, and diplomat.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century.

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William N. H. Smith

William Nathan Harrell Smith (September 24, 1812 – November 14, 1889) was a United States Representative from North Carolina, and a chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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Wyatt Outlaw

Wyatt Outlaw (c. 1820February 26, 1870) was an American politician and the first African-American to serve as Town Commissioner and Constable of the town of Graham, North Carolina. William Woods Holden and Wyatt Outlaw are North Carolina Republicans and People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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Zebulon Vance

Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. William Woods Holden and Zebulon Vance are governors of North Carolina, Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Democrats, North Carolina Whigs and People of North Carolina in the American Civil War.

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