1st Congress of the Republic of Texas, the Glossary
The First Congress of the Republic of Texas, consisting of the Senate of the Republic of Texas and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, met in Columbia at two separate buildings (one for each chamber) and then in Houston at the present-day site of The Rice from October 3, 1836, to June 13, 1837, during the first year of Sam Houston's presidency.[1]
Table of Contents
60 relations: Albert Clinton Horton, Austin County, Texas, Bastrop County, Texas, Bexar County, Texas, Branch T. Archer, Brazoria County, Texas, College Station, Texas, Collin McKinney, Colorado County, Texas, Congress of the Republic of Texas, Constitution of the Republic of Texas, Edward Thomas Branch, Goliad County, Texas, Gonzales County, Texas, Greenwood Publishing Group, Haden Edwards, Harris County, Texas, Houston, Ira Ingram, Jackson County, Texas, James Collinsworth, Jasper County, Texas, Jefferson County, Texas, Jesse Grimes, John Austin Wharton (died 1838), John Boyd (Texas politician), John Kirby Allen, John Wheeler Bunton, José Francisco Ruiz, Liberty County, Texas, Matagorda County, Texas, Milam County, Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Moseley Baker, Nacogdoches County, Texas, President pro tempore, Red River County, Texas, Refugio County, Texas, Republic of Texas, Richard Ellis (Texas politician), Richard Roman, Richardson A. Scurry, Robert Anderson Irion, Robert Wilson (Texas politician), Sabine County, Texas, Sam Houston, San Augustine County, Texas, San Patricio County, Texas, Shelby County, Texas, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, ... Expand index (10 more) »
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Albert Clinton Horton
Albert Clinton Horton (September 4, 1798 – September 1, 1865) was a Texan politician, and the first Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governor James P. Henderson.
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Austin County, Texas
Austin County is a rural, agricultural dominated county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Bastrop County, Texas
Bastrop County is located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Bexar County, Texas
Bexar County (or; Béxar) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Branch T. Archer
Branch Tanner Archer (December 13, 1790 – September 22, 1856) was a Texan who served as Commissioner to the United States and Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives and Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas.
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Brazoria County, Texas
Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle.
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Collin McKinney
Collin McKinney (April 17, 1766 – September 9, 1861) was an American surveyor, merchant, politician, and lay preacher.
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Colorado County, Texas
Colorado County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Congress of the Republic of Texas
The Congress of the Republic of Texas was the national legislature of the Republic of Texas established by the Constitution of the Republic of Texas in 1836.
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Constitution of the Republic of Texas
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas was the supreme law of Texas from 1836 to 1845.
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Edward Thomas Branch
Edward Thomas Branch (December 6, 1811 – September 24, 1861) was a Republic of Texas legislator and Judge, and after the annexation of Texas to the United States, served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Branch was born on December 6, 1811, in Richmond, Virginia.
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Goliad County, Texas
Goliad County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Gonzales County, Texas
Gonzales County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, adjacent to Greater Austin-San Antonio.
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Greenwood Publishing Group
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio.
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Haden Edwards
Haden Edwards (August 12, 1771 – August 14, 1849) was a Texas settler.
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Harris County, Texas
Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States.
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Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.
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Ira Ingram
Ira Ingram (August 19, 1788 – September 22, 1837) was a soldier, legislator, and a land owner.
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Jackson County, Texas
Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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James Collinsworth
James Thompson Collinsworth (1802 – July 11, 1838) was an American-born Texan lawyer and political figure in early history of the Republic of Texas.
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Jasper County, Texas
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas.
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Jesse Grimes
Jesse Grimes (1788–1866) was a Texas pioneer and politician.
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John Austin Wharton (died 1838)
John Austin Wharton (April 1806 – December 17, 1838) was distinguished Texian statesman, lawyer, and soldier.
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John Boyd (Texas politician)
John Boyd (August 7, 1796May 4, 1873) was an American settler and politician.
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John Kirby Allen
John Kirby Allen (1810 – August 15, 1838), was a co-founder of the city of Houston and a former member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives.
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John Wheeler Bunton
John Wheeler Bunton (22 February 1807 – 24 August 1879) was a Texas settler and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1836), which declared independence from Mexico.
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José Francisco Ruiz
José Francisco "Francis" Ruiz (c. January 29, 1783 – January 19, 1840) was a Spanish soldier, educator, politician, Republic of Texas Senator, and revolutionary.
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Liberty County, Texas
Liberty County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Matagorda County, Texas
Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Milam County, Texas
Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 – December 19, 1859) was an American attorney, politician, poet, and leading political figure during the Texas Republic era.
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Moseley Baker
Moseley Baker (September 20, 1802 – November 8, 1848) was an American lawyer, politician, and military officer who served as the speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and served two terms in the Congress of the Republic of Texas, where he led impeachment proceedings against President Sam Houston.
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Nacogdoches County, Texas
Nacogdoches County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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President pro tempore
A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer.
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Red River County, Texas
Red River County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Refugio County, Texas
Refugio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas (República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a breakaway state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.
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Richard Ellis (Texas politician)
Richard Ellis (1781 – December 20, 1846) was an American plantation owner, politician, and judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Alabama.
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Richard Roman
Richard Roman (1811 – December 22, 1875) was a politician.
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Richardson A. Scurry
Richardson A. Scurry (November 11, 1811 – April 9, 1862) was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives.
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Robert Anderson Irion
Robert Anderson Irion (July 7, 1804 – March 2, 1861) was a physician, surveyor and Secretary of State of Texas under Sam Houston's first presidency of the Republic of Texas.
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Robert Wilson (Texas politician)
Robert "Honest Bob" Wilson (1793 1856) was a land speculator and politician in Texas.
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Sabine County, Texas
Sabine County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas.
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Sam Houston
Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution.
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San Augustine County, Texas
San Augustine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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San Patricio County, Texas
San Patricio County is located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Shelby County, Texas
Shelby County is a county located in the far eastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas.
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Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives.
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Sterling C. Robertson
Sterling Clack Robertson (1785–1842) was an empresario from Tennessee, during Mexican Texas.
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Telegraph and Texas Register
Telegraph and Texas Register (1835–1877) was the second permanent newspaper in Texas.
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Texas State Historical Association
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas.
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The Rice (Houston)
The Rice, formerly the Rice Hotel, is an historic building at 909 Texas Avenue in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States.
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Thomas Green (general)
Thomas "Tom" Green (June 8, 1814 – April 12, 1864) was an American soldier and lawyer, who took part in the Texan Revolution of 1835–36, serving under Sam Houston, who rewarded him with a land grant.
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Victoria County, Texas
Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Washington County, Texas
Washington County is a county in Texas.
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West Columbia, Texas
West Columbia is a city in Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Westport, Connecticut
Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along the Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast.
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William Becknell
William Becknell (1787 or 1788 – April 25, 1856) was an American soldier, politician, and freight operator who is credited by Americans with opening the Santa Fe Trail in 1821.
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See also
1836 in the Republic of Texas
- 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas
- Action of April 3, 1836
- Battle of Agua Dulce
- Battle of Coleto
- Battle of Refugio
- Battle of San Jacinto
- Battle of San Patricio
- Battle of the Alamo
- Convention of 1836
- Dodson tri-color flag
- Fort Parker massacre
- Goliad massacre
- List of Alamo defenders
- Paul Revere of Texas
- Runaway Scrape
- Texas Declaration of Independence
- Texas Revolution
- To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
1837 in the Republic of Texas
- 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas
- Action of April 17, 1837
- Battle of Stone Houses
- Runaway Scrape
Congress of the Republic of Texas
- 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas
- Congress of the Republic of Texas
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Texas
, Sterling C. Robertson, Telegraph and Texas Register, Texas State Historical Association, The Rice (Houston), Thomas Green (general), Victoria County, Texas, Washington County, Texas, West Columbia, Texas, Westport, Connecticut, William Becknell.