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James L. Kemper
DemocratGovernor Β· Virginia

James L. Kemper

1874 first electedLeft office 18784 years served

Biography

James Lawson Kemper was an American lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia. He was the youngest brigade commander and only non-professional general officer in the division that led Pickett's Charge, during which he was severely wounded.
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