Adelbert Ames
| Adelbert Ames | |
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General, Governor and Senator from Mississippi
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| 30th Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 4, 1874 – March 29, 1876 |
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| Preceded by | Ridgley C. Powers |
| Succeeded by | John M. Stone |
| 27th Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office June 15, 1868 – March 10, 1870 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin G. Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | James L. Alcorn |
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United States Senator from Mississippi |
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In office February 23, 1870 – January 10, 1874 |
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| Preceded by |
Jefferson Davis Secession (vacant until 1870) |
| Succeeded by | Henry R. Pease |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 31, 1835 East Thomaston (now Rockland), Maine |
| Died | April 13, 1933 (aged 97) Ormond Beach, Florida |
| Resting place |
Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts 42°39′39″N 71°18′36″W / 42.660798°N 71.309928°W |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Butler |
| Children | Butler, Edith, Sarah, Blanche, Adelbert, Jr., Jessie |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Profession | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | U.S. Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1861–1870 1898–1899 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier general Brevet major general
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| Unit | 5th United States Artillery |
| Commands |
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XI Corps 2nd Division, X Corps 2nd Division, XXIV Corps Fourth Military District 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Fifth Army Corps 1st Division, Fifth Army Corps |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War Spanish–American War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi. In 1898 he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish–American War. He was the last Republican to serve as the state governor of Mississippi in the 19th century and for a majority of the 20th century as well; a Republican would not become Governor of Mississippi again until Kirk Fordice took office in 1992, a span of 116 years.
Ames was the second to last general officer of the Civil War to die, dying at age 97 in 1933. He was outlived in this respect only by Aaron Daggett, who died in 1938 at age 100. However, because Daggett was a brigadier general by brevet rank only, Ames was the last full-ranked Civil War general to die.
Adelbert (/əˈdɛlbərt/ ə-DEL-bərt) Ames was born in 1835 in the town of Rockland (then known as East Thomaston), located in Knox County, Maine. He was the younger of two sons of Jesse Ames (1808–1894), a sea captain who would later purchase what became the Ames Mill (renowned as the producers of Malt-O-Meal) in Northfield, Minnesota, and Martha Bradbury Ames (née Tolman, 1813–1903). Adelbert Ames also grew up to be a sailor, becoming a mate on a clipper ship, and also served briefly as a merchant seaman on his own father's ship.
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