Henry Smith | |
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| Born | May 20, 1788 Bryantsville, Garrard County, Kentucky |
| Died | March 4, 1851 (aged 62) |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet, Elizabeth, and Sarah Gillett |
| Children | William Watt, John Gillette, James Evans, Harriet G., Jane, Sarah, Emily, Sophronia, Elizabeth |
| Parent(s) | James and Magdalen (Woods) Smith |
Henry Smith (May 20, 1788 – March 4, 1851) was the first American-born Governor of the Mexican territory of Texas and briefly presided over the revolution there, serving during the Battle of Goliad and Battle of San Jacinto. He is one of 4 governors (three governors of Kentucky, one governor of Texas) from Garrard County, Kentucky, a historically Whig and Republican county located in Kentucky's Bluegrass region.[1]
- ^ John Henry Brown (1887). Life and Times of Henry Smith: The First American Governor of Texas. A. D. Aldridge & Co.
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