George Childress

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George Childress was an American lawyer and politician best known for drafting the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

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George Childress canonical 3

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instanceOf American ⓘ
person ⓘ
politician ⓘ
almaMater Davidson Academy ⓘ
associatedWith Texas Declaration of Independence ⓘ
Texas Revolution leaders ⓘ
birthDate 1804-01-08 ⓘ
birthPlace Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
burialPlace Galveston, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Galveston
citizenship United States ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical markers in Texas ⓘ
dateDrafted 1836-03-02 ⓘ
deathDate 1841-10-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Galveston, Republic of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Galveston
drafted Texas Declaration of Independence ⓘ
education studied law ⓘ
fullName George Campbell Childress ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
historicalPeriod Texas Revolution ⓘ
knownFor drafting the Texas Declaration of Independence ⓘ
role in the Texas Revolution ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterCitizenship Republic of Texas ⓘ
legacy considered primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence ⓘ
memberOf Convention of 1836 ⓘ
movedFrom Tennessee ⓘ
movedTo Texas ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Texian independence movement ⓘ
profession legal practice ⓘ
regionOfActivity Tennessee ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
relative Sterling C. Robertson ⓘ
religion Presbyterian (attributed) ⓘ
represented Milam Municipality ⓘ
role delegate to the Convention of 1836 ⓘ
spouse Rebecca Stuart Read ⓘ
stateAffiliationBeforeTexas Tennessee ⓘ
yearMovedToTexas 1834 ⓘ

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