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Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician from Georgia and Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia (both before the Civil War and after Reconstruction) and as the 50th Governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. He was an old Whig Party friend and ally of Abraham Lincoln. They met in the closing days of the Civil War but could not come to terms.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 11, 1812
Birth place	Georgia (U.S. state) , Taliaferro County Georgia , Crawfordville Georgia , United States
Religion	Presbyterianism
Date of death	March 04, 1883
Place of death	Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state) , United States
Education	University of Georgia

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