Edmund J. Davis
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Edmund Jackson Davis (October 2, 1827 – February 7, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from Texas.
Davis served as a Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War, commanding the 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment (USA). Following the war, he was a controversial Governor of Texas as a Radical Republican during Reconstruction. John Henninger Reagan helped oust him after he tried to stay in office beyond the end of his term. On July 22, 1870, the Texas State Police came into being to combat crime statewide in Texas; also created were the "State Guard of Texas" & "Reserve Milita" which were forerunners of the Texas National Guard of the U.S. 36th Infantry Division. [1]
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- Edmund J. Davis from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Texas National Guard from the Handbook of Texas Online
| Preceded by: Elisha M. Pease |
Governor of Texas 1870–1874 |
Succeeded by: Richard Coke |
| Governors of Texas |  |
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| J.P. Henderson • Wood • Bell • J.W. Henderson • Pease • Runnels • Houston • Clark • Lubbock • Murrah • Stockdale • Hamilton • Throckmorton • Pease • Davis • Coke • Hubbard • Roberts • Ireland • Ross • Hogg • Culberson • Sayers • Lanham • Campbell • Colquitt • J. Ferguson • Hobby • Neff • M. Ferguson • Moody • Sterling • M. Ferguson • Allred • O'Daniel • Stevenson • Jester • Shivers • Daniel • Connally • Smith • Briscoe • Clements • White • Clements • Richards • Bush • Perry |
