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Sam Houston was the governor of Texas when that state seceded February 1, 1861. Houston would not take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America or to the new Texas government so the legislature replaced him with Ed Clark who was a staunch secessionist.

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Q: Who was Texas' governor when the state seceded from the union?
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