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Which position did Zeb Vance hold in the U.S. Senate?

  • President

  • Speaker

  • Minority Leader

  • Senator from North Carolina

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Zeb Vance served as a Senator from North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was a strong supporter of states' rights. He was also a vocal opponent of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Act of 1875. Vance was a popular figure in North Carolina and was re-elected to the Senate in 1883.
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