Alexander Bullock

Alexander Bullock
Engraved portrait by Hezekiah Wright Smith, date unknown
26th Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 4, 1866 – January 7, 1869
Lieutenant	William Claflin
Preceded by	John A. Andrew
Succeeded by	William Claflin
9th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860
Preceded by	Isaac Davis
Succeeded by	William W. Rice
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1849
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1845–1848
Personal details
Born	Alexander Hamilton Bullock (1816-03-02)March 2, 1816 Royalston, Massachusetts
Died	January 17, 1882(1882-01-17) (aged 65) Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party	Whig Republican
Spouse	Elvira Hazard
Profession	Lawyer
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Alexander Hamilton Bullock (March 2, 1816 – January 17, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman from Massachusetts. First a Whig and then a Republican, he served three terms (1866–69) as the 26th Governor of Massachusetts. He was actively opposed to the expansion of slavery before the American Civil War, playing a major role in the New England Emigrant Aid Society, founded in 1855 to settle the Kansas Territory with abolitionists. He was for many years involved in the insurance industry in Worcester, where he also served one term as mayor.

Bullock was educated as a lawyer, and married into the wealthy Hazard family of arms manufacturers, becoming one of the state's wealthiest men. He served in the state legislature during the war, and was active in recruiting for the war effort. He was an advocate of temperance, and of the expansion of railroads in the state.