Edmund J. Davis
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Edmund J. Davis was a controversial Reconstruction-era Republican who served as governor of Texas from 1870 to 1874 and played a key role in reshaping the state's post–Civil War government.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund J. Davis canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
person
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politician ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | adoption of the Texas Constitution of 1869 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-10-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Florida, United States
NERFINISHED
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St. Augustine, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Texas State Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1883-02-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Edmund Jackson Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| ideology | Radical Republican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
creation of a state police force in Texas
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expansion of public education in Texas ⓘ support for African American civil rights in Texas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Texas government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalEducation | read law ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contested 1873 Texas gubernatorial election
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controversial governorship in Texas ⓘ leading Texas Reconstruction government ⓘ support for Radical Republican policies ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Texas Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 14th Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| positionEndDate | 1874-01-15 ⓘ |
| positionStartDate | 1870-01-08 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Andrew J. Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| priorOffice | district judge in Texas ⓘ |
| residence |
Austin, Texas
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Brownsville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDuringPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Elizabeth Britton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Richard Coke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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