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(1815-1880) Born in Georgia. Came to Texas in 1842. Served as a member of Annexation Convention. Fought in war with Mexico. Held office as State Representative, Senator, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor; Governor in 1861. Raised and led 14th Texas Infantry Regiment in Red River campaigns of Civil War. Wounded in Battle of Pleasant Hill, 1865. Was a lawyer and businessman after the war.
Clark, Edward, Governor is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 270 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5500, -94.3651 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Marshall, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lane, Walter Paye, Horace Randal, and Mills, John T..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010144. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Clark, Edward, Governor” names 2 distinct records in Harrison County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1967 in Marshall. The others:
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