C. A. Brougher

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C. A. Brougher
14th and 16th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
August 1865 – September 10, 1869
Preceded byAlexander Warner
Succeeded byHenry Musgrove
In office
January or April 16, 1860 – June 1865
GovernorJohn J. Pettus
Charles Clark
Preceded byB. R. Webb
Succeeded byAlexander Warner
Personal details
BornCharles Albert Brougher
(1824-06-19)June 19, 1824
Morgan County, Alabamam US
DiedNovember 25, 1891(1891-11-25) (aged 67)
Jackson, Mississippi, US
RelationsFrederick Brougher (father)
William E. Brougher (grandson)

Charles Albert Brougher (June 19, 1824 – November 25, 1891) was an American politician. He was the 14th and 16th Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1860 to 1865 and 1865 to 1869.

Biography

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Brougher was born on June 19, 1824, in Morgan County, Alabama.[1][2][3] He was the son of politician Frederick Brougher[4] and Mary Ann Brougher.[3][5][6] He graduated from Gettysburg College (then Pennsylvania College) in 1846,[3] then worked as an educator from 1846 to 1849.[3] He read law in Ripley, Mississippi and was admitted to the bar in 1852.[3]

Brougher was appointed to the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi on January[7] or April[8] 16, 1860, to fill in the vacancy left by the death of B. R. Webb, who died on January 16, six days after he was appointed.[7] Brougher was re-elected in October 1863.[8] His tenure in office ended when Union Army colonel Alexander Warner was appointed Secretary of State by the military, in June 1865.[7][8] After Warner's removal from the office in August 1865, Brougher was re-elected to the office in October of the same year.[8][9] He served until September 1869 and was succeeded by Henry Musgrove.[8]

Brougher married Marie Louisa Earle on May 23, 1857.[3] He died of an unknown disease on November 25, 1891, aged 67, at his home in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][10] He was the paternal grandfather of military officer William E. Brougher.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "C A Brougher obituary". The Daily Commercial Herald. 1891-11-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ "The Winston County Journal from Louisville, Mississippi on January 29, 1970 · 20". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Association, Gettysburg College Alumni; Breidenbaugh, Edward Swoyer (1882). The Pennsylvania College Book. 1832-1882. Lutheran publication society. p. 223.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 192.
  5. ^ ELMalvaney (2013-05-23). "Deupree's Historic Homes: "Blue Mountain"". Preservation in Mississippi. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  6. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 837.
  7. ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  8. ^ a b c d e Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 179.
  9. ^ "23 Dec 1865, 3 - The Weekly Standard at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  10. ^ "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on November 26, 1891 · Page 4". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  11. ^ "The Winston County Journal from Louisville, Mississippi on January 29, 1970 · 20". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.