Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Party: | Republican |
Office1: | State Auditor of Mississippi |
Termstart1: | 1869 |
Termend1: | 1874 |
Office: | Secretary of State of Mississippi |
Termstart: | September 10, 1869 |
Termend: | December 23, 1869 |
Order: | 17th |
Governor: | Adelbert Ames |
Predecessor: | Alexander Warner |
Successor: | James Lynch |
Henry Musgrove was a politician in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era. He served as the Mississippi state auditor from 1869 until 1874, and as the Secretary of State of Mississippi in 1869.[1] He ran on the Republican ticket with officials including James L. Alcorn who was elected governor.[2] He moved to Mississippi in 1866 from Indiana.
He was involved in controversial issuance of currency.[3] A northerner, he took part in fusionist tax protests after his time in office.[4]
Musgrove was appointed to be the Secretary of State of Mississippi by Mississippi's "Special Order No. 195" on September 10, 1869, succeeding Alexander Warner.[5] He resigned from the position in December 1869 and became the State Auditor.[6]
He died after a long illness August 1, 1879 in Chicago.[7] At the time of his death he has been working as a banker and was a significant property owner.