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From the description of Military Appointment Certificate, 1840. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41953697

Henry Smith (1788-1851), the first governor of Texas, was born in Kentucky and moved to Brazoria County, Texas, in 1827.

In 1833 Smith was elected magistrate of Brazoria and appointed a delegate to the Convention of 1833. The governor of Coahuila and Texas designated him political chief of the department of the Brazos in 1834. An avid force for Texas independence, Smith served on the Columbia committee of safety and correspondence and was a delegate to the Consultation, 1835. Later that same year he was elected first governor of Texas, but due to various conflicts, the council impeached him in 1836. His break from politics was short-lived, as he was on the ballot for the presidency in 1836, though he supported Sam Houston in the election. Smith served as secretary of the treasury during Houston's presidency. From the 1830s to 1840 Smith worked as a land developer along the Gulf Coast near Aransas Bay. He then served in the House of Representatives, 1840, where he was known for his work as chairman of the committee on finance. After his one term in Congress, Smith retired, and in 1849 traveled to California to pan for gold. He died at a mining camp near Los Angeles in 1851.

From the description of Smith, Henry Papers, 1834-1879 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 776632983
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creatorOf Bryant, Edwin, 1805-1869. Grant deed : San Francisco, Calif., from Edwin Bryant to Henry Smith : ADS, 1847 Mar. 4. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Alcalde papers, 1833-1837. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Smith, Harry Hague, 1916-. Papers, ca. 1820-1985. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn New York (State). Courts: Supreme Court. Daniel Gardner, agt. Willism B. Ogden and Henry Smith. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Portland Association for the Promotion of Temperance. Portland Association for the Promotion of Temperance records, 1827-1831. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Child, William, b. 1834. Smith, Henry. Godfrey Memorial Library
creatorOf Guelph Regional Project Map Collection. Plan of subdivision of Lots 1,2 and 3 west of Metcalf (sic) Street in the Village of Elora, County of Wellington, 1870. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Peruvian Petroleum Company. Records, 1866-1884. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn United States. Pension Bureau. Revolutionary War pension claims [manuscript] 1811-26. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cole, Seth. Autobiographical notes by Wisconsin veterans of the War of Secession, 1898. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Glyn, Richard Carr, Sir, 1755-1838. Autograph letter signed : [London], to Henry Smith, [1807] June 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1824-1901. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Goodwin-Haines Collection. Tenders : C.P., Kingston & Pembroke Railways, Henry Smith, Superintendent Colonization Roads, Public Works Dept., Toronto, Dec. 13, 1900. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Smith, Henry. Smith, Henry Papers, 1834-1879 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Smith, Henry. Testimonial, 1883 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Smith, Eliga Raleigh, 1898-1981,. Eliga "Lige" Raleigh Smith and Susan Bristow Smith interview, 1981 Jan. 16. Museum of the Great Plains
referencedIn Palmer, Thomas. Survey map of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York, 1767. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Litchfield, Hilyne C. Lumberman. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888. Ballinger, William Pitt, papers, 1815-1909. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Guelph Regional Project Map Collection. Plan of subdivisions of part of broken front Lot 1, south side of Grand River in the Village of Elora, County of Wellington, 1870. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous collections: Town of Brookhaven, 1745-1864. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Owens, Mulkey. Dedication ceremonies for an historical marker commemorating the life of Provisional Governor Henry Smith / recorded, photographed, transcribed and compiled by Mulkey Owens ; additional photographs by Doug Matthews and Jesse McIlroy Smith. Austin Public Library, John Henry Faulk Central Library
referencedIn Papers, 1824-1893. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Ivey, Zida C. Collected articles, 1947. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Smith and Jurney (Elkhorn Grove, Ill.). Records, 1833-1844. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Edwards, Henry. Henry Edwards Papers, 1857-1860. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Dominick collection, ca.1700-ca.1930. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Chirnside family. Summary of family tree [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Records, ca. 1790-1990. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Guelph Regional Project Map Collection. Plan of subdivisions of the Village of Fergus, County of Wellington, 1871. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Smith, Henry. Military Appointment Certificate, 1840. Clarke Historical Library
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