Robert Rufus Bridgers (November 28, 1819 – December 10, 1888) was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War.

Biography

Bridgers was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on November 28, 1819.[1] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1841.[2] He served in the state legislature in 1844, and again from 1858 to 1861.[1]

He married Margaret Elizabeth Johnston on December 12, 1849.[1]

He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865.[3][4]

He died in Columbia, South Carolina on December 10, 1888.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ashe, Samuel A'Court (1905). Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol. I. Charles L. Van Noppen. pp. 171–180. Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Death of Hon. R. R. Bridgers". The Wilmington Messenger. Columbia, South Carolina. December 11, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Political Graveyard
  4. ^ "Bridgers, Robert Rufus | NCpedia".


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rufus_Bridgers
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