William Hodges husband

William Hodges husband, around 1914

William Hodges Mann (born July 30, 1843 in Williamsburg , Virginia , †  December 12, 1927 in Petersburg , Virginia) was an American politician and from 1910 to 1914 governor of the state of Virginia.

Early years and political advancement

William Mann attended Brownsburg Academy and was then employed by Nottoway County as a Deputy Clerk . During the Civil War he fought in the Confederate Army . He was wounded several times.

After the war, he became a lawyer and then a judge in Nottoway County. He held this office between 1870 and 1892. He joined the Democratic Party . Between 1899 and 1910 he was an intermittent member of the Virginia Senate . He was responsible for the so-called " Mann Act ", according to which over 800 bars in Virginia were closed because the necessary police supervision was not in place.

Governor of Virginia

In 1910, William Mann was elected as the new governor of his state. He took office on February 10 of this year and held it until February 1, 1914. He was the last governor of Virginia to fight as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. As governor, Mann campaigned for a prohibition law for the entire state of Virginia, which narrowly failed in the state senate.

Another résumé

After his governorship ended, Mann became President of Citizen's Bank at Blackstone and the Bank of Crewe . He was married twice and had two children in total. William Mann died on December 12, 1927.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.
• Larson, William (1982). Edward Younger. ed. The Governors of Virginia, 1860-1978. University Press of Virginia. pp. 159-169. ISBN 0-8139-0920-1 .

Web links

• William Hodges man in the National Governors Association (English)
• William Hodges man in the database of Find a Grave (English)