Francis Richard Lubbock (October 16, 1815June 22, 1905) was the ninth Governor of Texas and was in office during the American Civil War. He was the brother of

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, for whom

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, and the eponymous county seat are named.

Early life

Francis Lubbock was born on October 16, 1815, to Dr. Henry Thomas Willis and Susan Ann (Saltus) Lubbock in Beaufort, South Carolina. Although his family moved to

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shortly after he was born, Lubbock would return to Beaufort for his adolescent years while attending boarding school. Lubbock was a businessman in South Carolina before moving to Texas in 1836. During the

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period, President

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appointed Lubbock to be

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Career

In 1857, Lubbock was elected lieutenant governor of Texas as a

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, but failed in his re-election bid in 1859. Following the

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secession in 1861, Lubbock won the governorship of Texas. During his tenure, he supported Confederate

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, working to draft all able-bodied men, including resident aliens, into the Confederate States Army. He was known to praise the Great Hanging at Gainesville, where in October 1862, some 42 suspected Unionists were murdered, convicted and killed by hanging through sentences by a "Citizens Court" organized by Texas state troops, but not recognized under state law, with some 14 lynched without benefit even of a

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. It was part of an outbreak of violence, often caused by Confederate or state troops, in North Texas in the early years of the war. When Lubbock's term ended in 1863, he joined the Confederate Army. He was commissioned as a

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, serving under Major General

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. By 1864, Lubbock was promoted to'' aide-de-camp ''for

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. Following the Confederacy's military collapse, Lubbock fled from

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, with Davis. They were soon caught by Union troops in Georgia. He was imprisoned at Fort Delaware with John Reagan and Jefferson Davis for eight months before being paroled. On his return to Texas, Lubbock continued to pursue business interests in Houston and Galveston. From 1878 to 1891, he served as

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Death and legacy

Lubbock died in

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on June 22, 1905, at the age of 89, making him the last Confederate Governor to die. He is buried at Texas State Cemetery in Austin.

Early life

Career

Death and legacy

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