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Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian; John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch; Milton M. Holland (1844–1910), Union soldier, won Medal of Honor; John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate general
The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Byzantine emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors ...
10 May 1774 : Charles IV King of Spain: 11 November 1748 : 14 December 1788 : 30 November 1803 : Returned to France (Third Treaty of San Ildefonso) 20 January 1819 : Tennessee: George III King of Great Britain: 4 June 1738 : 25 October 1760 : 14 January 1784 : American Revolution (Treaty of Paris) 29 January 1820 : Texas: Louis XV King of ...
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This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region. Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.
Antebellum Jefferson, Texas: Everyday Life in an East Texas Town. Denton: University of North Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-5744-1265-9. Barr, Alwyn (1996), Black Texans: A history of African Americans in Texas, 1528–1995 (2nd ed.), Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 978-0-8061-2878-8
[2] [3] In some respects, it is the lieutenant governor of Texas, who presides over the Texas Senate, who possesses greater influence to exercise their prerogatives. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Rick Perry is the longest-serving governor, having assumed the governorship in 2000 upon the exit of George W. Bush , who resigned to take office as the 43rd president ...
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario.Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, [1] [2] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.