Edmund J. Davis
Union Army General
Died when: 55 years 128 days (664 months)Star Sign: Libra
Edmund Jackson Davis (October 2, 1827 – February 24, 1883) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician.Davis was a Southern Unionist and a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War.
He also served as the 14th Governor of Texas from 1870 to 1874, during the Reconstruction era.Reviled by many Texans during and after the Civil War as a traitor for his open support for the North and his attempts to break up Texas into several Northern-controlled states, Davis is known for leasing prisoners to private corporations to alleviate state budget shortfalls.
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