Howard, George T. (George Thomas), 1814-1866

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Soldier, explorer, and businessman, of Texas.

From the description of Papers, 1847-1908. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70964027

George Thomas Howard was born in Washington, D.C., in 1814. Coming to Texas in 1836, he joined the army of the new Republic and served in Galveston and San Antonio, compiling a distinguished record of frontier service. He was part of the Santa Fe Expedition in 1841 and imprisoned in Mexico when the venture's participants were captured in New Mexico. Escaping from prison, he returned to Texas, took part in the 1842 Somervell expedition, and served as sheriff of Bexar County. During the Mexican War, Howard was a member of the Texas Volunteer Cavalry, again compiling a noteworthy military record.

After the war, Howard devoted much of his time to a freighting and supply business in partnership with Duncan C. Ogden. During the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army and worked to supply troops and negotiate trade agreements.

In 1848, Howard married Mary Frances McCormick in Washington, D.C. The couple had seven children. Howard died in Washington on 1866 August 6. Mrs. Howard died in Washington in 1909.

William Eager Howard (1877-1948) was a son of George T. Howard's brother Henry Peyton Howard. William practiced medicine in San Antonio and Dallas and was an avid collector of books and manuscripts related to Texas and Mexico. Dr. Howard donated portions of his collection to several institutions in Texas; his donation of over 2,000 Texana items to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library became the core of its collection.

References

Chabot, Frederick C. With the Makers of San Antonio . San Antonio: Artes Graficas, 1937.

George T. Howard biographical file. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.

Lackman, Howard. "George Thomas Howard." Handbook of Texas Online . http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho77 .

From the guide to the George T. Howard Papers Doc 5189., 1847-1908, (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Howard, George Thomas, Family Papers 1954., 1822-1909 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Frederick Charles Chabot Papers, 1837-1980, 1917-1959 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Biography -- Howard, George T. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Howard, George Thomas, Family. Howard, George Thomas, Family Papers, 1822-1909 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf George T. Howard Papers Doc 5189., 1847-1908 Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
creatorOf Howard, George T. (George Thomas), 1814-1866. Papers, 1847-1908. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
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associatedWith Chabot, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), b. 1891 person
associatedWith Howard and Ogden (San Antonio, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Howard, C. W. (Clement Whittington), b. 1825 person
associatedWith Howard, George Thomas, Family family
associatedWith Howard, George Thomas, Family family
associatedWith Howard, Henry P. (Henry Peyton), 1829-1913 person
associatedWith Howard, Mary F. (Mary Frances). person
associatedWith Keyworth, Robert W. person
associatedWith Maclin, Sackfield. person
associatedWith Maclin, Sackfield. person
associatedWith Mills, Anson, 1834-1924 person
associatedWith Navarro, José Luciano Nepomuceno, 1800-1869 person
associatedWith Nelson, Gouveneur H. person
associatedWith Ogden, Duncan C. (Duncan Campbell), 1813-1859 person
associatedWith Scurry, William Read, 1821-1864 person
associatedWith Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno, 1806-1890 person
associatedWith Seguín, María Gertrudis Flores de Abrego. person
associatedWith Snowden, Charles A. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Uvalde County (Tex.)
United States
Texas, West
Texas
San Antonio (Tex.)
San Antonio (Tex.)
Uvalde County (Tex.)
Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Bexar County (Tex.)
Texas
Bexar County (Tex.)
United States
Texas--San Antonio
Washington (D.C.)
Subject
Amnesty
Decedents' estates
Freight and freightage
Freight and freightage
Land owners
Land owners
Land owners
Real property
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Surveying
Occupation
Businessmen
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Birth 1814

Death 1866

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