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Alexander McNair (May 5, 1775 – March 18, 1826) was an American frontiersman and politician. He was the first Governor of Missouri from prior to its entry as a state in 1820, until 1824.
Alexander McNair, the first governor of the state of Missouri, was born in what was then Cumberland County, in central Pennsylvania, on May 5, 1775, the seventh and youngest child of David and Ann Dunning McNair.
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That August, a full year before Missouri officially achieved statehood, the first gubernatorial election took place. Clark ran for governor against Alexander McNair, a St. Louis politician and successful businessman. Clark lost badly; McNair received 72 percent of the vote.
McNair is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander McNair (1775–1826), American politician. Andrew McNair, ringer of the Liberty Bell. Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair (1885–1975) Barbara McNair (1934–2007), African-American singer and actress. Benjamin McNair (born 1974), Australian actor.
McNair first entered politics, serving as the sheriff of St. Louis County. He served as the U.S. marshal of the Missouri Territory in 1814, as well as the U.S. commissary and the register of the St. Louis land office.
Aug 15, 2023 · Alexander McNair (May 5, 1775 – March 18, 1826) was an American frontiersman and politician. He was the first Governor of Missouri from its entry as a state in 1820, until 1824. McNair was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, where he lived for the first 30 years of his life.
