Edmund Jackson Davis (October 2, 1827– February 7, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from Texas. He served as a Union Army Brigadier General in the Civil War and was a controversial Governor of Texas as a Radical Republican during Reconstruction. John Henninger Reagan helped oust him after he tried to stay in office beyond the end of his term. On July 22, 1870 the Texas State Police came into being as did the "State Guard of Texas" and the "Reserve Milita" which were forerunnders of the Texas National Guard[[1]] October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... Radical Republicans were a group of politicians during the Reconstruction era that believed freed slaves should have political equality with other citizens. ... In the history of the United States, reconstruction was the period after the American Civil War when the states of the breakaway Confederacy were reintegrated into the United States of America. ... John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818–March 6, 1905), was an 19th century Texan Democratic politician and Postmaster-General of the Confederacy. ... Texas State Police. ...
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