Elisha Marshall Pease (January 3, 1812–August 26, 1883) was a U.S. politician from the 1830s through the 1870s. He served two terms as Governor of Texas.

A native of Enfield, Connecticut, Pease moved to Texas in 1835 (while it was still a part of Mexico). He soon became active in the Texas independence movement, and after the Texas Revolution began, Pease became the secretary of the provisional government and co-wrote the new Texas Constitution. After independence had been won, Pease was named the comptroller of public accounts.

Pease first ran for governor in 1851. He was defeated, but was elected in each of the next two elections, 1853 and 1855. As governor, he paid off the state debt and established the financial foundation that the state would later use to finance its schools and colleges.

During the American Civil War, Pease sided with the Union. After the war, he became a leader in the state Republican Party, and was appointed as the civilian governor of Texas in 1867 by General Philip H. Sheridan, who was the military head of the Reconstruction government. Pease's policies as governor alienated both ex-Unionists and ex-Confederates, and he resigned in 1869.

Pease died of apoplexy in Lampasas, Texas. He was buried in Austin.

References

• Handbook of Texas Online: PEASE, ELISHA MARSHALL

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