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Henry Alexander Wise, 1806-1876
Entity Type:
Individual
Biography:
Henry Alexander Wise
(December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician from
Virginia
. He was a
U.S. Representative
and
Governor of Virginia
, and
US Minister to Brazil
. During the
American Civil War
, he was a
general
in the
Confederate States Army
. He was the father of U.S. Representatives
Richard Alsop Wise
and
John Sergeant Wise
.
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