Zebulon Vance
Zebulon Vance | |
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| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – April 14, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus S. Merrimon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jarvis |
| In office Not seated 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Matt Ransom |
| 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 1877 – February 5, 1879 | |
| Lieutenant | Thomas J. Jarvis |
| Preceded by | Curtis Brogden |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jarvis |
| In office September 8, 1862 – May 29, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Clark |
| Succeeded by | William Holden |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district | |
| In office December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas L. Clingman |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Vance (1873) |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office December 1854 – November 1856 | |
| Succeeded by | David Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zebulon Baird Vance May 13, 1830 |
| Died | April 14, 1894 (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery |
| Party | Whig (1852–1856) American (1857) Conservative (1862–1868) Democratic (1868–1894) |
| Spouse(s) | Harriett Newell Espy (1853~1878; her death) Florence Steele Martin (m. 1880) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | David Vance Jr. Mira Margaret Baird |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Rough and Ready Guards |
| Battles/wars | Battle of New Bern Seven Days Battles |
Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.
A prolific writer and noted public speaker, Vance became one of the most influential Southern leaders of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era periods. As a leader of the New South, Vance favored the rapid modernization of the Southern economy, railroad expansion, school construction, and reconciliation with the North. A Philosemite, he frequently spoke out against antisemitism. A progressive at his time, Vance was also a slave owner and is now regarded as a racist by some modern historians and biographers.