Irion, Robert A. (Robert Anderson), 1804-1861

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Robert Anderson Irion (1804-1861) was a physician, surveyor and Republic of Texas Secretary of State.

Irion was born in Tennessee, attended school in Kentucky abd practiced medicine in Mississippi before moving to Texas in 1832. He settled first in San Augustine and then in Nacogdoches, where he was elected senator to the First Congress of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1837. In 1837, Sam Houston appointed him secretary of state. He served until 1838, when he was replaced by Mirabeau Lamar's appointee. Irion married Anna W. Raguet in 1840, had five children with her and practiced medicine in Nacogdoches until his death in 1861.

From the description of Irion, Robert Anderson, papers, 1836-1857 1836-1841. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39039455
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referencedIn Philosophical Society of Texas Records 99-042; 2000-030; 2003-074; 2006-260., 1838, 1935-1998 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Irion, Robert Anderson, 1804-1861. Irion, Robert Anderson, papers, 1836-1857 1836-1841. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Philosophical Society of Texas. Philosophical Society of Texas Records, 1838, 1935-1998 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Blake (Robert Bruce) Papers, 1690-1959, 1969-1970 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Irion, Robert Anderson, 1804-1861. Irion, Robert Anderson, papers, 1836-1857 1836-1841. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Secretary of State consular correspondence, 1836-1850, 1873-1875, bulk 1836-1846 Texas State Archives
referencedIn Huling, Thomas Byers. Huling, Thomas Byers, Papers, 1826, 1831-1881, 1901 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Texas. Secretary of State. General correspondence of the Department of State, Republic of Texas, 1822-1859, undated, bulk 1835-1846. Texas State Library & Archives Commission
creatorOf Texas. Secretary of State. Secretary of State consular correspondence, 1836-1850, 1873-1875 (bulk 1836-1846). Texas State Library & Archives Commission
referencedIn The Raguet family, 1959, November. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Texas (Republic). Dept. of State. Department of State diplomatic correspondence, 1831-1832, 1835-1846, undated. Texas State Library & Archives Commission
referencedIn Irion letters, 1852. Stephen F. Austin State University, East Texas Research Center
referencedIn General correspondence of the Department of State, Republic of Texas, 1822-1859, undated, bulk 1835-1846 Texas State Archives
referencedIn Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety. Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Records, 1835-1837 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Raguet (Henry) Family Papers AR 65-1; 65-63., 1786-1935. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Huling, Thomas Byers, Papers, 1826, 1831-1881, 1901 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Department of State diplomatic correspondence, 1831-1832, 1835-1846, undated Texas State Archives
referencedIn James R. and Ewing B. Irion: Houston - Anna Raguet Papers AR 98-235. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Records, 1835-1837 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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correspondedWith Henderson, James Pinckney, 1808-1858 person
associatedWith Hignett, Mary Labarre. person
associatedWith Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 person
associatedWith Huling, Thomas Byers person
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associatedWith Irion, Robert Anderson, 1804-1864 person
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associatedWith Raguet family (Henry Raguet, 1796-1877) family
correspondedWith Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857 person
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Death 1861-03-02

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