Henry Musgrove

{{short description|American politician (-death 1879)}}

{{About|the Mississippi politician|the Australian cricketer|Harry Musgrove}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| death_date = {{death date|1879|8|1}}

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois

| party = Republican

| office1 = State Auditor of Mississippi

| termstart1 = 1869

| termend1 = 1874

| office = Secretary of State of Mississippi

| termstart = September 10, 1869

| termend = December 23, 1869

| order = 17th

| governor = Adelbert Ames

| predecessor = Alexander Warner

| successor = James Lynch

}}

Henry Musgrove was a politician in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era. He served as the Mississippi state auditor from 1869 until 1874, and as the Secretary of State of Mississippi in 1869.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZsKAQAAMAAJ&dq=henry+musgrove+mississippi&pg=PA140|title=Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|date=1904|pages=138, 140|language=en}} He ran on the Republican ticket with officials including James L. Alcorn who was elected governor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1869/10/07/archives/mississippi-politics-the-republican-state-conventionticket-and.html|title=MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.; The Republican State Convention--Ticket and platform--General Alcorn's Letter of Acceptance. (Published 1869)|date=October 7, 1869|via=NYTimes.com}} He moved to Mississippi in 1866 from Indiana.

He was involved in controversial issuance of currency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1872/08/23/archives/gigantic-forgery-attempt-to-rob-the-state-of-mississippi-discovery.html|title=GIGANTIC FORGERY.; Attempt to Rob the State of Mississippi Discovery and Arrest of the Cunninghams. (Published 1872)|date=August 23, 1872|via=NYTimes.com}} A northerner, he took part in fusionist tax protests after his time in office.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hQZfDwAAQBAJ&dq=henry+musgrove+auditor&pg=PT247|title=The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879|first=Michael|last=Perman|date=January 21, 2004|publisher=Univ of North Carolina Press|isbn=9780807864043|via=Google Books}}

Musgrove was appointed to be the Secretary of State of Mississippi by Mississippi's "Special Order No. 195" on September 10, 1869, succeeding Alexander Warner.{{Cite book|last=Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WE3AQAAMAAJ&q=govan|title=Department Reports|date=1900|pages=179|language=en}} He resigned from the position in December 1869 and became the State Auditor.{{Cite book|last=Society|first=Mississippi Historical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4nQOAAAAIAAJ&dq=henry+musgrove+mississippi&pg=PA381|title=Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society: Centenary series|date=1918|publisher=The Society|pages=381|language=en}}

He died after a long illness August 1, 1879 in Chicago.{{cite news |title=Death of Hon. Henry Musgrove |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63788218/death-of-hon-henry-musgrove/ |accessdate=22 November 2020 |work=The Clarion-Ledger |date=6 August 1879 |pages=2}} {{Open Access}} At the time of his death he has been working as a banker and was a significant property owner.