Curtis Hooks Brogden

Curtis Hooks Brogden
42nd Governor of North Carolina
In office
July 11, 1874 – January 1, 1877
Preceded byTod R. Caldwell
Succeeded byZebulon Baird Vance
2nd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office
1873 – July 1874
GovernorTod R. Caldwell
Preceded byTod R. Caldwell
Succeeded byThomas J. Jarvis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byJohn A. Hyman
Succeeded byWilliam H. Kitchin
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons
In office
1839–1851
Personal details
Born
Curtis Hooks Brogden

(1816-11-06)November 6, 1816
Wayne County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 1901(1901-01-05) (aged 84)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeWillowdale Cemetery in Goldsboro
Political partyRepublican (from 1867)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 1867)
Residence(s)Goldsboro, North Carolina, US
ProfessionFarmer, Lawyer, Politician
Military service
Allegiance
  • United States
  • Confederate States
Branch/serviceNorth Carolina State Militia
RankMajor general
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Curtis Hooks Brogden (November 6, 1816 – January 5, 1901) was an American farmer, attorney and politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1874 to 1877 during the Reconstruction era.[1] He succeeded to the position after the death of Governor Tod R. Caldwell, after having been elected as the 2nd lieutenant governor of the state on the Republican ticket in 1872.

Brogden had a long political career, first elected to state office in 1838 at the age of 22. Building a close friendship with editor William Woods Holden of the North Carolina Standard, he served nearly without a break in various state offices and lastly as US Congressman, until essentially retiring from politics in 1878. He was elected to one more term in the state legislature in 1886.

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