Records 1870-1878 (bulk 1877-1878)

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Records 1870-1878 (bulk 1877-1878)

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Types of records are correspondence, reports from state officials, including the Adjutant General and the Comptroller, claims, letterpress books, and messages to the Texas Legislature, dating from 1870 to 1878, with the bulk of the material dating from 1877 to 1878. Documents are records from Richard Bennett Hubbard's term as governor of Texas from December 1876 to January 1879.

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Hubbard, Richard Bennett, 1832-1901

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Governor of Texas, Confederate army officer, and diplomat. From the description of Appointment of Richard Bennett Hubbard, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452114 ...

Texas. Governor (1876-1879 : Hubbard)

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Richard Bennett Hubbard served as governor of Texas from December 1, 1876 to January 21, 1879. He was born in Georgia on November 1, 1832 and graduated from Mercer College (1851) and Harvard Law School (1853). Hubbard then moved to Texas and began practicing law in Tyler. While campaigning for James Buchanan in the presidential election of 1856, Hubbard's oratorical skill earned him the nickname of the Demosthenes of Texas. He was appointed U.S. district attorney for the Western District of Texa...

Texas. Office of the Governor

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During the 1950s Governor Price Daniel popularized a tradition of Texas governors honoring citizens of Texas by proclaiming them “Admirals in the Texas Navy.” Citizens receive their honorary title for a number of reasons such as special achievement in government service or athletics. The criteria and the selection is at the discretion of the governor. Many citizens are nominated by their state legislators. Native-born Texans are designated as “admirals;” non-native Texans are “honorary admirals....

Texas Rangers

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...