Michael Hahn, a former school official, Democrat, Republican Congressman, and friend of Abraham Lincoln, had been elected as the first post-Confederate governor of Louisiana, winning 54% of the vote. A moderate Republican, he made strong efforts to reform African-American voting rights, as well as black education. He served only a year, ran for the U.S. Senate in 1865, and resigned as governor when elected. (By John Osborne)
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"Hon. Michael Hahn, Governor of Louisiana," Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 2, 1864, pp. 17-18.
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