Curtis Hooks Brogden

Curtis Hooks Brogden
42nd Governor of North Carolina
In office July 11, 1874 – January 1, 1877
Preceded by	Tod R. Caldwell
Succeeded by	Zebulon Baird Vance
2nd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office 1873 – July 1874
Governor	Tod R. Caldwell
Preceded by	Tod R. Caldwell
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Jarvis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	John A. Hyman
Succeeded by	William H. Kitchin
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons
In office 1839–1851
Personal details
Born	Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-11-06)November 6, 1816 Wayne County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 5, 1901(1901-01-05) (aged 84) Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Willowdale Cemetery in Goldsboro
Political party	Republican (from 1867)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (until 1867)
Residence(s)	Goldsboro, North Carolina, US
Profession	Farmer, Lawyer, Politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States
Branch/service	North Carolina State Militia
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Curtis Hooks Brogden (November 6, 1816 – January 5, 1901) was an American farmer, attorney and politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1874 to 1877 during the Reconstruction era.^[1] He succeeded to the position after the death of Governor Tod R. Caldwell, after having been elected as the 2nd lieutenant governor of the state on the Republican ticket in 1872.

Brogden had a long political career, first elected to state office in 1838 at the age of 22. Building a close friendship with editor William Woods Holden of the North Carolina Standard, he served nearly without a break in various state offices and lastly as US Congressman, until essentially retiring from politics in 1878. He was elected to one more term in the state legislature in 1886.