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Governor: Took office: Left office: Notes: Domingo Terán de los Ríos: January 23, 1691 March 5, 1692 Official governor; previously served as governor of Sonora y Sinaloa (1681–1686), New Spain. Gregorio de Salinas Varona: 1692 1697 (Texas) / 1698 (Coahuila) Official governor; subsequently governed Nuevo León (1705–1707) and Honduras ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
[283] [284] He was publicly bestowed with the honorific title "Mahatma" in July 1914 at farewell meeting in Town Hall, Durban. [285] [286] Rabindranath Tagore is said to have accorded the title to Gandhi by 1915. [287] [g] In his autobiography, Gandhi nevertheless explains that he never valued the title, and was often pained by it. [290] [291 ...
Mohandas Gandhi, who is commonly referred to as the Mahatma in modern times According to some authors, Rabindranath Tagore is said to have used this title for Gandhi on 6 March 1915. [ 9 ] Some claim that he was called Mahatma by the residents of Gurukul Kangadi in April 1915, [ 10 ] and he in turn called the founder Munshiram a Mahatma (who ...
Honorary title Meaning Statesman Photos Azad "Free" Figuratively = "The Freed Soul" Chandra ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [23] Mahatma "Great Soul" .
gandhi-quotes-jpg Photo by Dinodia Photos/Getty Images Loved for his calm composure and humble simplicity, Mahatma Gandhi is known for unifying more than two hundred million people with his ...
Some have him born in 1824; [3] others give his birth year as 1826. [4] According to his 1850 and 1860 entries in the U.S. Census, Murrah was a native of Alabama . His birthplace is sometimes listed as South Carolina , but more recent sources [ citation needed ] indicate he was born in Bibb County and was the illegitimate son of Peggy Murrah, a ...
Fannie Bruner Campbell. Thomas Mitchell Campbell (April 22, 1856 – April 1, 1923) was the 24th Governor of Texas, serving two terms from 1907 to 1911.He was an attorney and businessman, working as a manager for the International-Great Northern Railroad before entering politics from Palestine, Texas.