The 1872 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee,

Silas Woodson Silas Woodson (May 18, 1819October 9, 1896) was the List of governors of Missouri, 21st Governor of Missouri between January 3, 1873, and January 12, 1875. He was notable for being the first United States Democratic Party, Democrat elected to tha ...

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Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

John B. Henderson.

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Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

1872 Events January * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. *January 20 – The Cavite mutiny was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort S ...

Gubernatorial A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

Missouri gubernatorial election