Murrah, P. (Pendleton), -1865
Variant namesTexas governor Pendleton Murrah (1826?-1865) graduated from Brown University in 1848. He practiced law in Alabama before moving to Texas in 1850 to help with his tuberculosis. Later that year, Murrah married Sue Ellen Taylor and opened a law firm in Marshall. As a Democrat, he served in the Texas Legislature (1857-1859) and, during the Civil War, as quartermaster officer in the 14th Texas Infantry of the Confederate Army (1862). During his tenure as governor of Texas from 1863 through 1865, Murrah clashed on numerous occasions with the Confederate government, fighting for control over the militia in the frontier counties and other issues. Following Robert E. Lee’s surrender, Murrah continued to resist the Union and eventually fled to Mexico, where he succumbed to tuberculosis in August 1865.
Source:
Wooster, Ralph A. Murrah, Pendleton. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed February 15, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmu15 .
From the guide to the Murrah, Pendleton, letter, 1865, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Texas governor Pendleton Murrah (1826?-1865) graduated from Brown University in 1848.
He practiced law in Alabama before moving to Texas in 1850 to help with his tuberculosis. Later that year, Murrah married Sue Ellen Taylor and opened a law firm in Marshall. As a Democrat, he served in the Texas Legislature (1857-1859) and, during the Civil War, as quartermaster officer in the 14th Texas Infantry of the Confederate Army (1862). During his tenure as governor of Texas from 1863 through 1865, Murrah clashed on numerous occasions with the Confederate government, fighting for control over the militia in the frontier counties and other issues. Following Robert E. Lee's surrender, Murrah continued to resist the Union and eventually fled to Mexico, where he succumbed to tuberculosis in August 1865.
From the description of Murrah, Pendleton, letter, 1865 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 719637738
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| referencedIn | Murrah family papers, 1861-1974. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
| referencedIn | Ballinger (William Pitt) Papers BALLINGER, WILLIAM PITT., 1815-1909 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888. Ballinger, William Pitt, papers, 1815-1909. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Murrah, Pendleton, letter, 1865 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Biography -- Murrah, Pendleton. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| creatorOf | Murrah, P. (Pendleton), d. 1865. Murrah, Pendleton, letter, 1865 | University of Texas Libraries |
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Birth 1826
Death 1865
