The New Student's Reference Work/Andrew, John Albion

Andrew, John Albion, was born at Windham, Maine, May 31, 1818. He was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1860, and four times was his own successor. He was one of the most famous of the "war governors." Within a week after the President's call for volunteers, he dispatched five regiments. His speeches, messages and especially his devotion to the welfare of the soldiers made him very popular. He died October 30, 1867.