Texas History Minute

James Throckmorton was a pioneer, doctor, lawyer, congressman, and governor. In spite of an impressive career, he often found himself caught between the great forces of history that were tearing the nation apart.Throckmorton was born in 1825 in Sparta in central Tennessee. His father was a physician and moved often.

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