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Richard Coke (March 18, 1829 – May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. Richard Coke was revered by many Texas Southern Democrats due to his perceived triumphs over Reconstruction era Federal control in Texas ...
18 giu 2024 · Richard Coke (1829-1897), Texas governor and United States senator, son of John and Eliza (Hankins) Coke, was born near Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 13, 1829. He entered William and Mary College in 1843 and in July 1848 was awarded a diploma in civil law.
22 mag 2020 · Richard Coke, Texas governor and United States senator, son of John and Eliza (Hankins) Coke, was born near Williamsburg, Virginia, in March 1829. He entered William and Mary College in 1843 and in July 1848 was awarded a diploma in civil law.
'Richard Coke (1829-1897), a Virginian and graduate of William and Mary College, served as associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, I866-1867, governor, I874-1876, and United States senator, I877-1895.
Richard Coke: Texan is his story – one in which a young Virginia lawyer emigrates to a Texas frontier village and changes history. It follows Coke as he starts a new life in Waco, Texas, serves in the Civil War, endures the hardships of Reconstruction, and is called into service as governor to rebuild the state and return rights to local ...
RICHARD COKE was born in Williamsburg, Virginia and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1849. After being admitted to the Bar the following year, he moved to Waco, Texas, opening a private law practice.
4 dic 2020 · As governor, Coke re-established constitutional law and order after more than a dozen years of war and military rule. A Democrat, Coke became the first of a dynasty of democratic party governors in Texas that lasted unbroken for well over 100 years.
