Vance (North Carolina 1854), Zebulon B.

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Vance (North Carolina 1854), Zebulon B.
Colonel, 26th North Carolina Regiment.

Governor of North Carolina, 1862-65. Previously US Congress; later governor and senator.

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Zebulon Baird "Zeb" 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.

A prolific writer and noted public speaker, Vance became one of the most influential Southern leaders of the Civil War and postbellum periods. As a leader of the New South, Vance favored the rapid modernization of the Southern economy, railroad expansion, school construction, and reconciliation with the North. In addition, he frequently spoke out against antisemitism.

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State House of Commons 1854-1855, Governor 1862-1865 and 1876-1878, US Senator 1879-1894, US Representative 1858-1861, North Carolina.

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