Pinchback
Americannoun
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When Warmoth was impeached in 1872, Pinchback became acting governor for 34 days — Dec. 9, 1872, to Jan. 13, 1873 — the remainder of Warmoth’s term.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023
Pinchback, the Black Louisiana governor elected to the U.S.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022
“We were all his aunties,” said Bernadette Pinchback, a retired manager for the San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools who sits on the scholarship fund’s board of directors.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Pinchback, Stell and others helped Bell push forward with the scholarship fund — to offer financial assistance to high schoolers, yes, but also as a way to keep teaching young people about her son.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
He spoke and voted for the admission of Mr. Pinchback to a seat in the Senate when such a staunch Republican as Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, opposed and voted against admission.
From The Facts of Reconstruction by Lynch, John R.
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