Matt Whitaker Ransom

Sen. Matt Ransom

Matt Whitaker Ransom (October 8, 1826 – October 8, 1904) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1872 and 1895.

After serving in the U.S. Senate, Ransom was appointed United States Ambassador to Mexico.

He was a cousin to fellow Confederate officer Wharton J. Green, a postbellum U. S. Congressman from North Carolina.

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Preceded by Joseph C. Abbott	United States Senator (Class 2) from North Carolina 1872–1895 Served alongside: John Pool, Augustus S. Merrimon, Zebulon B. Vance, Thomas J. Jarvis, Jeter C. Pritchard	Succeeded by Marion Butler
Preceded by Isham G. Harris	President pro tempore of the United States Senate January 7, 1895–January 10, 1895	Succeeded by Isham G. Harris
Preceded by Isaac P. Gray	United States Ambassador to Mexico 1895–1897	Succeeded by Powell Clayton

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