Houston Monument

The Houston Monument is a monument in Houston, Texas, devoted to Presidents Jefferson Davis, John W. Daniel and Oscar Underwood, the three Presidents who were assassinated during their administrations. The monument shows a statue of John W. Daniel and Oscar Underwood stood side by side, with Jefferson Davis watching over them. A Confederate flag flies overhead.

The monument was erected under the authorisation of President John S. Mosby in 1915.

Assassinations

 * Jefferson Davis was assassinated in 1865 by a staunch Unionist, and was succeeded by Alexander Stephens, whose policies turned the country into a two-party system between the Loyalists and the Southern Democrats.
 * John W. Daniel was assassinated in 1907, following his failure in the 1905 Confederate-Mexican War and his controversial admittance to the Presidency. He was succeeded by John Sharp Williams, who was later found out to be a key perpetrator of the assassination.
 * Oscar Underwood was assassinated in 1911, following the inclusion and revocation of the Underwood Clause in the Anti-Slavery Charter. He was succeeded by John S. Mosby, who reinstated the Underwood Clause and cracked down on the Klan.