Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899)

Alvin Saunders was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War.

July 12 is the 193rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 172 days remain until the end of the year.