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Apart from being a governor, what other post did Vance hold?

  • President

  • A U.S. Senator from North Carolina

  • Secretary of State

  • Attorney General

Answer

In addition to serving as governor, Vance also held the post of U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1862 to 1868. During his time in the Senate, he was a staunch supporter of the Confederacy and was one of the few Southern senators who refused to resign his seat when the Union took control of North Carolina.
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