Rufus Bullock

Rufus Bullock
46th Governor of Georgia
In office
July 4, 1868 – October 30, 1871
Preceded byThomas H. Ruger
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Conley
Personal details
Born(1834-03-28)March 28, 1834
Bethlehem, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 1907(1907-04-27) (aged 73)
Albion, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Lieutenant colonel[1]
UnitQuartermaster's Office
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was an American politician and businessman from Georgia. A Republican, he served as the state's governor during the Reconstruction Era. He called for equal economic opportunity[2] and political rights for blacks and whites in Georgia. He also promoted public education for both, and encouraged railroads, banks, and industrial development. During his governorship he requested federal military help to ensure the rights of freedmen; this made him "the most hated man in the state", and he had to flee the state without completing his term.[1] After returning to Georgia and being found "not guilty" of corruption charges, for three decades afterwards he was an esteemed private citizen.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference New Georgia Encyclopedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hume, Richard L. (2008). Blacks, Carpetbaggers, and Scalawags : The Constitutional Conventions of Radical Reconstruction. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780807148341.