Henry Lawrence Kinney

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Henry Lawrence Kinney was a 19th-century American entrepreneur, politician, and adventurer best known for establishing the settlement that became Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Henry Lawrence Kinney canonical 4

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instanceOf American adventurer ⓘ
American entrepreneur ⓘ
American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ
Nueces County, Texas ⓘ
Republic of Texas ⓘ
birthDate 1814-06-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Pennsylvania ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1862-03-03 ⓘ
deathPlace Mexico City ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-American ⓘ
familyName Kinney ⓘ
founded Kinney’s Trading Post ⓘ
settlement at Corpus Christi Bay ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
involvedIn attempted colonization project in Nicaragua ⓘ
filibustering schemes in Central America ⓘ
knownFor borderland trading and ranching enterprises ⓘ
early Anglo-American settlement of South Texas ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legacy considered a founder of Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ
militaryConflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
militaryService Republic of Texas forces ⓘ
linked to: Texian Army
name Henry Lawrence Kinney ⓘ
notableEvent established a trading post on Corpus Christi Bay in the 1830s ⓘ
helped develop Corpus Christi as a commercial center ⓘ
notableFor founding the settlement that became Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ
notableProject development of Corpus Christi Bay settlement ⓘ
occupation land speculator ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
politicalActivity served in the Texas Senate ⓘ
served in the Texas legislature ⓘ
regionOfActivity South Texas ⓘ
U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ
residence Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
roleInConflict organized volunteers for the Mexican–American War ⓘ

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Corpus Christi, Texas → foundedBy → Henry Lawrence Kinney ⓘ
City of Corpus Christi → foundedBy → Henry Lawrence Kinney ⓘ
Henry Lawrence Kinney → name → Henry Lawrence Kinney ⓘ
Kinney County, Texas → namedAfter → Henry Lawrence Kinney ⓘ