(1781-1852)
Born in Ireland, Colonial James Power came in New Orleans in 1809 and to Texas in 1823. With fellow Irish Empresario James Hewetson (1796-1870), he was awarded contracts to settle Irish Catholic and Mexican families between the Guadalupe and Lavaca Rivers. Their territory was extended in 1830 to the Nueces. Power went to Ireland to recruit colonists. On the return voyage sickness and shipwreck tragically reduced their numbers. In 1835 he urged his colonist to garrison Goliad, and battled staunchly against hostile Indians. He was a fine diplomat and helped secure Indian neutrality during the Texas Revolution. A close friend General Sam Houston, Power signed both the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. In 1838 he was commissioned to conclude a treaty with the Lipan Indians. In 1842 he was briefly imprisoned by a Mexican invasion force. He represented Refugio in the Republic of Texas Senate and at the Annexation Convention of 1845.| HM Number | HMMK2 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 1482 |
| Year Placed | 1976 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 11:40pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 669095 N 3131258 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 28.29653333, -97.27560000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 28° 17.792', W 97° 16.536' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 28° 17' 47.52" N, 97° 16' 32.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 361 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 800-898 Commerce St, Refugio TX 78377, US |
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