Question: Like Texas Supreme Court Justice Colbert Caldwell, which Texas governor was removed from office by military authorities during Reconstruction?
Answer: Gov. James W. Throckmorton. Although he opposed Texas’ secession from the Union, Throckmorton served as a Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War. Sheridan removed him from office in 1867, citing his lenient treatment of former Confederates and failure to adequately protect the civil rights of freedmen.
