David Spangler Kaufman

David Spangler Kaufman (born December 18, 1813 in Boiling Springs , Pennsylvania , † January 31, 1851 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician .

Life

Kaufman graduated from Princeton College with honors in 1833 . He then studied law in Natchez ( Mississippi ) under John A. Quitman , where he was also admitted to the bar. First he settled in Natchitoches ( Louisiana ), but moved to Nacogdoches in Texas in 1837 . There he took part in the fighting against the local Cherokee Indians. Kaufman was wounded in the battle against Chief Bowl in 1839.

politics

In the following years he took in a number of top positions in the politics of the Republic of Texas and, after 1845, the state. From 1838 to 1841 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives , where he served as speaker in the Fourth and Fifth Congresses. From December 1843 to June 1845 he was a member of the Senate of the Republic .

In February 1845, the Texas President Anson Jones entrusted him with the representation of the Republic to the United States in Washington. After the annexation of Texas, Kaufman served as a member of the Democratic Republic - and as the first representative of Jewish descent from Texas - from March 30, 1846 until his death in Congress .

death

Kaufman died in Washington at the age of 37 and was initially buried there in the Congressional Cemetery . In 1932 his remains were transferred to the Texas State Cemetery in Austin . The city of Kaufman and the surrounding Kaufman County are named after him.

Web links

• David Spangler Kaufman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• The Handbook of Texas Online