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- NAME: Pinckney Pinchback
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Governor, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
- BIRTH DATE: May 10, 1837
- DEATH DATE: December 21, 1921
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Macon, Georgia
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.
- Full Name: Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
- Nickname: P.B.S. Pinchback
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Pinckey (P.B.S.) Pinchback is best known as the first person of African American descent to become governor of a U.S. state.
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Son of a former slave, Pinckney Pinchback, fought in the Civil War and was one of the Union Army's few commissioned officers of African American ancestry. He became a Commander but resigned in 1863 due to racial tensions. He became the first person of African American descent to become governor of a U.S. state. He was later elected to Congress and eventually to the U.S. senate.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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