Andrew Jackson Hamilton | |
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11th Governor of Texas | |
In office June 17, 1865 – August 9, 1866 | |
Appointed by | Andrew Johnson |
Lieutenant | Vacant |
Preceded by | Pendleton Murrah |
Succeeded by | James W. Throckmorton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Guy M. Bryan |
Succeeded by | John C. Conner |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 42nd district | |
In office November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853 | |
Preceded by | R. E. Clements |
Succeeded by | William Francis Daniel |
Attorney General of Texas | |
In office January 15, 1850 – August 5, 1850 | |
Governor | Peter Hansborough Bell |
Preceded by | Henry Percy Brewster |
Succeeded by | Ebenezer C. Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | January 28, 1815
Died | April 11, 1875 Austin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 60)
Political party | Democratic (until 1858) Independent Democrat (1858–1860) Unionist (1860–1866) Republican (1866–1869) |
Spouse |
Mary Jane Bowen (m. 1843) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Andrew Jackson Hamilton (January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875) was an American politician during the third quarter of the 19th century. He was a lawyer, state representative, military governor of Texas, as well as the 11th Governor of Texas during Reconstruction.[1]