What is the historical significance of William Woods Holden's impeachment?
First governor to be impeached
First governor to be removed from office
First Republican governor impeached
First governor to be pardoned
Answer
William Woods Holden was the second governor in American history to be impeached, and the first to be removed from office through that process. His impeachment was politically motivated due to his suppression of the Ku Klux Klan.
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