John S. Marmaduke

John S. Marmaduke
Major-General John S. Marmaduke, portrait carte de visite by Charles D. Fredricks
Major-General John S. Marmaduke, portrait carte de visite by Charles D. Fredricks
25th Governor of Missouri
In office
January 12, 1885 (1885-01-12) – December 28, 1887 (1887-12-28)
LieutenantAlbert P. Morehouse
Preceded byThomas T. Crittenden
Succeeded byAlbert P. Morehouse
Personal details
Born
John Sappington Marmaduke

(1833-03-14)March 14, 1833
Saline County, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 1887(1887-12-28) (aged 54)
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Cause of deathPneumonia
Resting placeWoodland Cemetery,
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
38°34′02.7″N 92°09′43.6″W / 38.567417°N 92.162111°W / 38.567417; -92.162111
Political partyDemocratic
Parent
EducationYale College
Harvard University
United States Military Academy
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Military service
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Years of service
  • 1857–1861 (USA)
  • 1861 (MSG)
  • 1861–1865 (CSA)
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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.