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Edward Clark (governor)
1880May, 4

Edward Clark (governor)

Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
Edward Clark (April 1, 1815 – May 4, 1880) was the eighth Governor of Texas. His term coincided with the beginning of the American Civil War.

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