Clark, Edward, 1815-1880
Edward Clark, attorney, legislator, and governor of Texas (spring 1861-winter 1862), was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1815.
In 1841, Clark, by this point a lawyer, moved to Marshall, Texas from Mobile, Alabama. Clark served the state of Texas as a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1845, as a staff member to General J. Pinckney Henderson during the Mexican War, as secretary of state (1853-1857), as state commissioner of claims (1858-1859), and as lieutenant governor of Texas (1859-1861). Clark became governor in 1861 when Governor Sam Houston refused to support secession and was removed from office by the Seccession Convention. As governor, Clark sent regiments to protect the frontier from Indian depredations, levied a higher poll tax in an attempt to stabilize Texas' finances, and worked closely with the Confederate army to recruit, train, and supply troops. In 1861, Francis R. Lubbock was elected governor of Texas, defeating Clark in a close election. Clark joined the Confederate Army as a colonel, commanding the Fourteenth Texas Infantry regiment. He took part in the Red River campaign of 1864 and was wounded during the battle of Pleasant Hill. After the surrender of the Confederacy, Clark traveled to Mexico like many other ex-Confederates, but quickly returned to Marshall. Clark practiced law in Marshall until his death in 1880.
From the description of Clark, Edward, papers, 1842-1910, 1946, (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 657391241
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creatorOf | Clark, Edward, 1815-1880. Clark, Edward, papers, 1842-1910, 1946, | University of Texas Libraries | |
referencedIn | Frontier Protection Records, 1857-1865 | University of Texas Libraries | |
referencedIn | Frontier Protection Records, 1857-1865 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
referencedIn | Governor Edward Clark records, 1861 | Texas State Archives | |
creatorOf | Texas. General Land Office. [Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1861 May 21. | University of North Texas Library, UNT |
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associatedWith | Clark, Edward C., 1815-1880 |
associatedWith | Clark, John E. |
associatedWith | Houston, Sam, 1793-1863. |
associatedWith | Texas. General Land Office. |
associatedWith | Texas. Governor (1861 : Clark) |
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