James R. and Ewing B. Irion:Houston - Anna Raguet Papers

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

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 rep...

Irion, Anna Raguet, 1819-1883

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