Claiborne Fox Jackson (April 4, 1806 – December 6, 1862) was a lawyer, soldier, and Democratic politician from Missouri. He was the 15th Governor of Missouri in 1861, then governor-in-exile for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Read more about Claiborne Fox Jackson: Early Life, Politics, Camp Jackson, Civil War in Missouri, Death, In Memoriam
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