David Spangler KaufmanPapers 1841-1848
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Kaufman, David S. (David Spangler), 1813-1851
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David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) was a lawyer, soldier and politician, who served as the first Jewish United States Congressman from Texas. He was born in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, studied law in Natchez, Mississippi, and moved to Nacogdoches, Texas in 1837. After moving to Texas, Kaufman practiced law, fought in military campaigns against Native Americans, served as a member of the Republic of Texas's House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, and the Texas Senate. After annexation ...
