William L. Sharkey

William L. Sharkey
25th Governor of Mississippi
In office
June 13, 1865 – October 16, 1865
Preceded byCharles Clark
Succeeded byBenjamin G. Humphreys
Personal details
BornJuly 12, 1798
Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 1873 (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyWhig
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William Lewis Sharkey (July 12, 1798 – March 30, 1873) was an American judge and politician from Mississippi. A staunch Unionist during the American Civil War, he opposed the 1861 declared secession of Mississippi from the United States. After the end of the war, President Andrew Johnson appointed Sharkey as provisional governor of Mississippi in 1865.