Governor Pease resigns in protest against Reconstruction policies September 30th, 1869 On this day in 1869, Texas governor Elisha Pease resigned in protest against the actions of Reconstruction authorities. Pease, a Unionist during the Civil War, helped organize the Republican party in the state after the war. In 1867 he was appointed governor by Gen. Philip Sheridan. Peases efforts to reorganize the state government and bring accountability to its actions bred conflict in the Republican ranks and bitterness among former Confederates. He resigned from the governorship in 1869 because of differences with Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds over Reconstruction policies that Pease considered radical and despotic, particularly the armys dismissal of Peases supporters from state office. Related Handbook of Texas Articles PEASE, ELISHA MARSHALL FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY RECONSTRUCTION REPUBLICAN PARTY - See more at: https://texasdaybyday/#sthash.WfSlfwLk.dpuf
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