Alvin Peterson Hovey

Notable Facts

  • Served as U.S. District Attorney for Indiana, 1856-1858
  • Served as Major General for the Union in the Civil War (led Indiana troops at Shiloh and Vicksburg)
  • Served as U.S. Minister to Peru, 1865-1870

Offices

Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 4
In office
May 8, 1854 to Jan 1, 1855

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Appointed by Governor
Left: Lost Full Term Election
7 months, 28 days
U.S. House
District 1
In office
Mar 4, 1887 to Jan 17, 1889

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Assumed Other Office
1 year, 10 months, 16 days
Governor
Statewide
In office
Jan 14, 1889 to Nov 23, 1891

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Died
2 years, 10 months, 9 days
Alvin Peterson Hovey spent 5 years, 4 months, 19 days in office in Indiana, including 1 year, 10 months, 16 days at the federal level and 3 years, 6 months, 3 days at the state level.

Elections

1888–Governor WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
49.03%
Alvin Peterson Hovey*, Republican, 263,194 votes
48.62%
Courtland C. Matson, Democratic, 260,994 votes
 1.85%
Jasper S. Hughes, Prohibition, 9,920 votes
 0.50%
John B. Milroy, Union Labor, 2,702 votes
Out of 536,810 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,200 (0.41%)
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In the 1 races for which we have results, Alvin Peterson Hovey had a record of 1-0. That includes a record of 1-0 in 1 general election.