politician
William Gaston.
American politician and lawyer (1820-1894); Governor of Massachusetts
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About William Gaston
William Gaston was a lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was the first member of that party to serve as Governor of Massachusetts (1875–1876) after the American Civil War. He was a successful trial lawyer and politically conservative Democrat, who won election as governor after his opponent, Thomas Talbot, vetoed legislation to relax alcohol controls.
Everything about William Gaston →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, governor
- Position held
- Governor of Massachusetts, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 3, 1820
- Died
- January 19, 1894