Alfred Moore Scales

Alfred Moore Scales
45th Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 21, 1885 – January 17, 1889
LieutenantCharles M. Stedman
Preceded byThomas Jordan Jarvis
Succeeded byDaniel Gould Fowle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – December 30, 1884
Preceded byJames Leach
Succeeded byJames Reid
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byRichard C. Puryear
Succeeded byJames Leach
Member of the North Carolina State Legislature
In office
1865
Personal details
Born(1827-11-26)November 26, 1827
Reidsville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 1892(1892-02-09) (aged 64)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKate Henderson
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Military service
Allegiance United States
 Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 – February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 45th Governor of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889.