MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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This guy managed to leave office (as Governor) with Texas debt-free.
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Sam Houston
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
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Elisha M. Pease
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James Pinckney Henderson
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Elisha Marshall Pease (January 3, 1812 – August 26, 1883) was a Texas politician. He served as the fifth and 13th governor of Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pease served as governor from 1851–1857. In 1859, he aligned with the Unionist faction in Texas. He quietly remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War, which led to his defeat in the 1866 governor’s race. In 1867, Pease helped organize the Republican Party in Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was chief clerk of the Texas Navy in 1836 and 1837, practiced law in Brazoria from 1837 to 1846, and served in the Texas Legislature from 1846 to 1850. He won the gubernatorial election three years after leaving the legislature.
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