James Webb Throckmorton (February 1 1825 – April 21 1894) was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction. He was a United States Congressman from Texas from 1875 to 1879 and again from 1883 to 1889.Following the outbreak of the Mexican-American War he joined the 1st Texas Volunteers as a private in February 1847.
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