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Born in Tennessee, 1806. Drowned
in Galveston, July 11, 1839, and
his remains brought by boat up
Buffalo Bayou to Houston
His remains interred in this
cemetery under the auspices of
Temple Lodge No. 4. First
Masonic funeral ever held in
Texas
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Delegate to the Consultation
held at San Felipe, 1835. Signer,
from Brazoria municipality, of
the Texas Declaration of In-
dependence. "Bore himself as a
chief" at San Jacinto. Secretary
of State, 1836. Senator in the
Congress of Texas, 1836. First
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Texas. A county in
Texas was named in his honor
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