John White Bower

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John White Bower (born December 7, 1808 in Talbotton , Georgia , † January 13, 1850 in Refugio County , Texas ) was an American settler, soldier, lawyer and politician .

Career

John White Bower, son of Frances Ann Cuthbert and Isaac Bower, was born in Talbot County in 1808 . His youth was overshadowed by the British-American War . His family moved to the Arkansas Territory in 1819 . What happened afterwards is not known. Bower moved to Texas after May 2, 1835, but before November 28, 1835, as his electoral record for the consultation of the General Council of the Provisional Government by Lewis T. Ayers (1798–1866) was present, although Bower himself was not present . He operated a ferry on the San Antonio River across from the then still Mexican Village Carlos Rancho . As one of two MPs from San Patricio , he then took part in the Washington Convention of 1836 , where he co-signed the Declaration of Independence from Texas . Bower was also responsible for spying on James Fannin during the Goliad campaign . Fannin was leading the Goliad garrison to reinforce William Travis and his headquarters in the Alamo when Bower brought the news that General José de Urrea was advancing rapidly on Goliad ( Goliad County ) at the head of a large Mexican army . As a result of Bower's information, Fannin gave up his plans to exonerate the Alamo and returned to Goliad.

Bower married Bridget O'Brien in 1838. Her daughter Frances Elizabeth Bower (1834-1886) was married to James Power junior (1834-1886), the son of Empresario James Power , who also signed the Declaration of Independence from Texas. Bower represented Refugio County in the Sixth and Seventh Congresses of the Republic of Texas between 1841 and 1843 . He was elected Chief Justice of Refugio County on October 4, 1843 and re-elected in 1847. He died in 1850 and was then buried near the San Antonio River, where he operated his ferry years earlier. In 1936, the Texas Centennial Commission erected a memorial at Bower's grave.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lewis T. Ayers on the Texas State Historical Association website
  2. ↑ Lewis T. Ayers in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Carlos Rancho, Texas , Texas State Historical Association
  4. ↑ Frances E. Bower Power in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ^ James Power junior in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ James Power in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ James Power on the Texas State Historical Association website
personal data
SURNAME Bower, John White
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American settler, soldier, lawyer, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Talbotton , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1850
Place of death Refugio County , Texas