Sam Houston

Sam Houston

male, deceased (1863)
Houston, texan, Governor of Tennessee, governor of texas, the republic of texas, cherokee…from Texas, President of the Republic of Texas, republic of texas, texasannexation, Texas Revolution
Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793-July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician, and soldier. Born in Virginia, Houston was a key...

John Brown

male, deceased (1852)
Austin, democratic party, Member of the Texas House of Representatives, pro tempore, Texas politician, annexation of texas…Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, republic of texas, texasannexation, Texas Democrat, Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas
John “Red” Brown was a politician in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Repr...
John L. O'Sullivan

John L. O'Sullivan

male, deceased (1895)
Democrat, texasannexation, annexation of texas, Irish-American, Columbia University alumni, democratic party
John Louis O'Sullivan was an American columnist and editor who used the term "Manifest Destiny" in 1845 to promote the annexation of Texas and the...
Jacob Collamer

Jacob Collamer

male, deceased (1865)
Vermont Supreme Court justice, Vermont Supreme Court, University of Vermont alumni, Vermont lawyer, United States Whig Party, United States Postmasters General…texasannexation, annexation of texas
Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1792 - November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. Jacob Collamer was born in Troy, New York. He...
Nicholas Henry Darnell

Nicholas Henry Darnell

male, deceased (1885)
american civil war, lieutenant governor, speaker, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Member of the Texas House of Representatives, Texas politician…Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, republic of texas, texasannexation, annexation, Texas House of Representatives
Nicholas Henry Darnell was an American politician in Tennessee and Texas. He was the only person to serve as Speaker of the House of the Republic...
Cassius Marcellus Clay

Cassius Marcellus Clay

male, deceased (1903)
Democrat, Yale University, mexican-american war, american civil war, Yale University alumni, democratic party…texasannexation, annexation
Cassius Marcellus Clay, nicknamed "The Lion of Whitehall" (October 19, 1810 – July 22, 1903) was an emancipationist from Madison County, Ke...
William Beck Ochiltree

William Beck Ochiltree

male, deceased (1867)
from Texas, Member of the Texas House of Representatives, annexation of texas, republic of texas, texasannexation, jefferson…Sixth Texas Legislature
William Beck Ochiltree (October 18, 1811-December 27, 1867), was a pioneer settler, judge, and legislator in Texas. He was born at Fayetteville,...

M. D. K. Taylor

male, deceased (1897)
Methodist, Alabama politician, Confederate Army general, Texas State Senator, Member of the Texas House of Representatives, pro tempore…Texas politician, annexation of texas, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, texasannexation, Texas House of Representatives
Marion DeKalb or M. D. K. Taylor was an American politician in Alabama and Texas. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints between...

Stephen W. Perkins

male, 200 years old
early statehood Texas, death, Union Army, Brazoria County, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Senate…Texas state court judge, First Texas Legislature, Second Texas Legislature, from Brazoria County, Texas, Texas State Senator
Stephen W. Perkins was a politician in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who, in 1846-47, served as Speaker of the Texas House of...