Edward Clark (governor)
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Edward Clark was an American politician and slaveowner who served as the eighth governor of Texas from March to November 1861. When Governor Sam Houston refused to serve the Confederate States of Amer
Slave quarters of Edward Clark's home in Austin. He enslaved nine people.
Martha Melissa Evans Clark
Sam Houston
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Samuel Houston was an American military general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution in which the Republic of Texas seceded from Mexico. He served as the first and third p
Edward Clark (governor)
…1, 1815 – May 4, 1880) was an American politician and slaveowner who served as the eighth governor of Texas from March to November 1861. When Governor Sam Houston refused to serve the Confederate States of America following the state's secession from the United States in February, 1861, he was removed from office…
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1848–1850
Sam Houston Birthplace Marker in Rockbridge County, Virginia
Painting of Houston from 1836
Detail from Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto by Henry Arthur McArdle