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The Unpopular Governor of Texas

by | Mar 9, 2018 | True West Blog

Edmund Davis
Edmund J. Davis was a Reconstruction governor of Texas—and not a popular one.  He was a former Union officer who joined the Republican Party after the Civil War.  He was elected governor in 1869, but members of both parties chafed at his policies.  His creation of the State Police (which included black officers) and their protection of civil rights for blacks rankled many Texans. Davis ran for re-el


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