Alfred Cumming (governor)
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Alfred Cumming (September 4, 1802 – October 9, 1873) was appointed governor of the Utah territory in 1858 replacing Brigham Young following the Utah War. He was born in Augusta, Georgia.
Cumming also served as: mayor of Augusta, Georgia, sutler to Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War and at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri, and superintendent of the Upper Missouri Indian Superintendency
Cumming was a Democrat and was appointed by President James Buchanan. He served as governor until 1861 and returned to Washington, DC. His wife Elzabeth died in 1867. He was the brother of Henry Harford Cumming, the uncle of his son, brigadier general Alfred Cumming.[1][2]
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Governor of Utah Territory 1858–1861 |
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