Thomas Howard Ruger (jan 13, 1868 – jun 4, 1868)

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Thomas Howard Ruger served as the Governor of Georgia from 1865 to 1868, during the Reconstruction era. His tenure was marked by the difficult transition of Georgia from a Confederate state to a member of the Union, with efforts to reform the state's government and economy. Ruger's term was notably short, lasting roughly five months, due to political tension and opposition from both the state legislature and the federal government. One of the significant things he did as governor was relocating Georgia's state capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta in 1868, a move aimed at promoting economic growth and rebuilding the state after the devastation of the Civil War.

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https://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=114
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/thomas-ruger-1833-1907/

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