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Four Significant Individuals in Texas History

Four Significant Individuals in Texas History. Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar Anson Jones Stephen F. Austin. Sam Houston March 2, 1793 – July 26,1863. Cherokee Nation - 16 years old, Colleneh or “The Raven” US Army – 17 th Regiment of Infantry, 20 years old

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Four Significant Individuals in Texas History

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  1. Four Significant Individuals in Texas History Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar Anson Jones Stephen F. Austin

  2. Sam HoustonMarch 2, 1793 – July 26,1863 • Cherokee Nation - 16 years old, Colleneh or “The Raven” • US Army – 17th Regiment of Infantry, 20 years old - War of 1812 – British - Battle of Horseshoe Bend – arrow • Legal Practice 1818 - Attorney General of the Nashville district • Governor of Tennessee - 1827 • Commander-in-Chief of Texas Armies 1836 - Battle of San Jacinto 1836 – Santa Anna - Mexican • 1st President of the Republic of Texas - 1836 to 1844 • Houston Settlement – August 1836 – Capital of Republic of Texas • United States Senator 1845 – Friendship with Native American Indians • Governor of Texas – 1859

  3. Reflecting Pool and Sam Houston Memorial at Herman Park 1936 Stamp to Commemorate Sam Houston 66 Foot Tall Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas Largest statue of American Hero

  4. Mirabeau LamarAugust 16, 1798 – December 19, 1859 • Newspaper Company - Columbus Ledger in Columbus, Georgia - McClatchy - Publishing Company • Horseman, poet, oil painter • Texas army 1835 – Private to Major General • Vice President of Republic of Texas • 2rd President of Republic of Texas – 1836 to 1841 • Austin 1839 – New capitol of Republic of Texas • Wrote bigraphical sketches of the history of Texas • “Father of Education in Texas” - Lamar University - University of Texas - Lamar High School - Texas A&M University

  5. Republic of Texas Currency “Redbacks” Back Front

  6. Anson Jones(1798-1858) Anson Jones was born in Massachusetts. At the age of 22, he became a doctor. In 1832 he didn’t want to be a doctor any more and moved to New Orleans to become a commission merchant.(one who sells or distributes something). In 1833, Jones moved to Texas and settled in Brazoria. Jones would come to support the Texas Independence movement. After Texas won its independence, Jones was elected to congress and wanted Texas to become a state in the United States. When Sam Houston became president of Texas, he appointed Jones as Secretary of State. Jones would become known as the “Architect of Annexation" because as president of Texas he allowed for Texas to become a state within the United States.

  7. Stephen Fuller Austin1793-1836 • Stephen F. Austin is called the Father of Texas. • Since Texas belonged to Mexico, Austin had to communicate with the Mexican government often, and because of this he became bilingual. • He founded the first United States colony in Texas when Texas was still part of Mexico. • By 1830 about 20,000 settlers from the United States lived in Texas. These settlers wanted independence from Mexico. • Austin went to Mexico to discuss this matter but the Mexican government sent him to jail for treason. (working against ones country). • Austin was released from jail by 1835 and served as commander of the Texas army. • Austin traveled to Washington to get the United States help in getting Texas’ freedom from Spain.

  8. Stephen Fuller Austin • By the time he made it back home to Texas in 1836, Texas had won its independence. • Austin ran for president but lost to Sam Houston. • Houston appointed Austin as Secretary of State.

  9. Credits • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston • http://www.lsjunction.com/people/houston.htm • http://www.lsjunction.com/people/lamar.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabeau_B._Lamar • http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/MBLamarBio.html

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