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25th Governor of Missouri | |
In office January 12, 1885 – December 28, 1887 | |
Lieutenant | Albert P. Morehouse |
Preceded by | Thomas T. Crittenden |
Succeeded by | Albert P. Morehouse |
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Born | John Sappington Marmaduke March 14, 1833 Saline County, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | December 28, 1887 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 54)
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Resting place | Woodland Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. 38°34′02.7″N 92°09′43.6″W / 38.567417°N 92.162111°W |
Political party | Democratic |
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Education | Yale College Harvard University United States Military Academy |
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John Sappington Marmaduke (March 14, 1833 – December 28, 1887) was an American politician and soldier. He was the 25th governor of Missouri from 1885 until his death in 1887. During the American Civil War, he was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
On September 6, 1863, Marmaduke killed a Confederate brigadier general, Lucius M. Walker, in a duel. Confederate Major General Sterling Price ordered Marmaduke's arrest but suspended the order because of the impending U.S. advance on Little Rock, Arkansas. Marmaduke never faced a court martial for the duel.