# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-clark
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:33:30.886Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-clark"
name: "Edward Clark"
slug: "edward-clark"
description: "Edward Clark was an American politician, slaveowner, and the eighth governor of Texas. When Governor Sam Houston refused to serve the Confederate States of America following the state's secession from the United States in February, 1861, he was removed from office and Clark replaced Houston as governor. Clark's term coincided with the outbreak of the American Civil War."
tagline: "Governor of Texas (1815-1880)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edward_clark.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1815-04-01"
deathDate: "1880-05-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.27
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.15784933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Edward Clark"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Clark_(governor)"
    title: "Edward Clark (governor)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "إدوارد كلارك (سياسي أمريكي)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ادوارد كلارك (محامى)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ادوارد کلارک (سیاستچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Clark_(Politiker)"
    title: "Edward Clark (Politiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Clark"
    title: "Edward Clark"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%93%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A7_(%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%98%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%A1)"
    title: "אדוארד קלארק (מושל טקסס)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Clark_(politico)"
    title: "Edward Clark (politico)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardus_Clark"
    title: "Eduardus Clark"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Clark_(gouverneur)"
    title: "Edward Clark (gouverneur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Clark"
    title: "Edward Clark"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4"
    title: "Кларк, Эдвард"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump