Ridgley C. Powers

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Ridgley C. Powers
29th Governor of Mississippi
In office November 30, 1871 – January 4, 1874
Lieutenant	Alexander K. Davis
Preceded by	James L. Alcorn
Succeeded by	Adelbert Ames
7th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
In office 1870–1871
Governor	James L. Alcorn
Preceded by	Office re-created
Succeeded by	Alexander K. Davis
Personal details
Born	Ridgley Ceylon Powers December 24, 1836 Mecca, Ohio
Died	November 11, 1912(1912-11-11) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Michigan Union College

Ridgley Ceylon Powers (December 24, 1836 – November 11, 1912) was a U.S. Army officer in the American Civil War who was Mississippi's lieutenant governor in 1870 before becoming Governor from 1871 to 1874.^[1] He succeeded James L. Alcorn as Governor when Alcorn resigned to become a U.S. senator.