George Washington SmythPapers 1819-1892,1912-1960

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Texas. General Land Office

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The Texas General Land Office, established in 1836, administered land grants and public lands of Texas. From the description of Texas. : General Land Office, index of letters received, 1837-1854. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39089216 Jack Giberson (1919- 2007) retired from the General Land Office after 41 years of service. Giberson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised on a ranch near Alice, Texas. After earning a degree in Economics from The Un...

Smyth, George Washington, 1850-1922

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Smyth, George Washington, 1803-1866

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George Washington Smyth (1803-1866), congressman and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Constitution, was born in North Carolina as eldest son of Andrew and Susannah Smyth. In 1827 or 1828, George came to Texas and in 1830 settled in Bevil’s Settlement (near present-day Jasper), where he married Frances M. Grigsby (1809-1888) in 1834. The couple had seven children, including George Washington, Jr. The Mexican government appointed Smyth as a surveyor, the...

Smyth family.

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