Albert Clinton Horton

Albert Clinton Horton (born September 4, 1798 in Hancock County , Georgia , † September 1, 1865 in Matagorda , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1846 and 1847 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Texas.

Career

In 1823 Albert Horton came to Alabama . There he later embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In the years 1829 and 1830 and again from 1833 to 1834 he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives . Since April 1835 he lived in Texas, which at that time still belonged to Mexico . He supported the Texan independence movement. During the Texas War of Independence he was a colonel in a cavalry unit. After the founding of the independent Republic of Texas , Horton was a member of the local Senate between 1836 and 1838. In 1838 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Vice President of Texas. In 1842 he was again an officer in the state troops when it came to repelling an attack by the Mexicans. In 1845 he was a member of the constituent convention of the future state of Texas.

After Texas joined the Union, Horton became the new state's first lieutenant governor. He held this office in 1846 and 1847. He was Deputy Governor James Pinckney Henderson and Chairman of the State Senate . While the governor served as an officer in the Mexican-American War for some time , Horton carried out his affairs of state. After his time as Lieutenant Governor, Horton initially withdrew into private life. He was the owner of over 150 slaves and was considered one of the richest men in Texas. In 1860 he attended the Democratic National Convention in Charleston as a delegate . A year later he was also a delegate at the assembly that decided to leave the Union for his state. During the civil war that followed, he lost a large part of his fortune. Albert Horton died on September 1, 1865 in Matagorda.

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SURNAME	Horton, Albert Clinton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 4, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hancock County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	September 1, 1865
Place of death	Matagorda , Texas