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Davis Chooses Health Over Texas College Presidency
Jefferson Davis, former Confederate president, was offered the presidency of Texas A and M College in 1875 but declined due to health. Governor Richard Coke extended the offer on behalf of the state as Davis suggested his friend Thomas Gathright as the first president.
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Jefferson Avis
Confederacy
South
Agricultural and Mechanical Oe of Texas
Bryan
Davis
Mississipi
Richard Coke
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
State of Texas
Thomas Gathright
Mississippi
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