Curtis Hooks Brogden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCurtis Hooks Brogden
American politician
Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1816
Place of Birth: Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 05-Jan-1901
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Curtis Hooks Brogden
- Curtis Hooks Brogden (November 6, 1816 – January 5, 1901) was a yeoman farmer and politician, and the 42nd Governor of the U.S.
- state of North Carolina from 1874 to 1877 during the Reconstruction era.
- He succeeded to the position after the death of Governor Tod R.
- Caldwell, after having been elected as the 2nd Lieutenant Governor of the state on the Republican ticket in 1872. Brogden had a long political career, first elected to state office in 1838 at the age of 22.
- Building a close friendship with editor William Woods Holden of the North Carolina Standard, he served nearly without a break in various state offices and lastly as US Congressman, essentially retiring from politics in 1878.
- He was elected to one more term in the state legislature in 1886.
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