R. E. B. Baylor

R. E. B. Baylor
Judge of the Third Judicial District of Texas
In office
April 16, 1846 – October 6, 1863
Nominated byJ. Pinckney Henderson
Associate Judge of the Third Judicial District of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas
In office
January 7, 1841 – January 5, 1846
Preceded byJohn T. Mills
Succeeded byCourt abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded byJohn McKee
Succeeded bySamuel W. Mardis
Member of the
Alabama House of Representatives
from Tuscaloosa County
In office
November 15, 1824 – December 25, 1824
Preceded byJames Hill
Succeeded bySeth Barton
Marmaduke Williams
Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
from Bourbon County
In office
December 6, 1819 – 1820
Preceded byGeorge W. Baylor
Personal details
Born(1793-05-10)May 10, 1793
Lincoln County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 1873(1873-12-30) (aged 80)
Gay Hill, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Jacksonian
Other political
affiliations
Whig
Democratic
Know Nothing (1855–1857)
RelativesGeorge W. Baylor (brother)
Walker Keith Baylor (brother)
J. Walker Baylor Jr. (nephew)
Henry W. Baylor (nephew)
John R. Baylor (nephew)
George W. Baylor (nephew)
Thomas Chilton (cousin)
Will Chilton (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Republic of Texas
Branch/service
Years of service1812-1815 (KVM)
1836 (AVM)
1840 (Texas)
RankLieutenant colonel
Unit
Battles/wars

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (May 10, 1793 – December 30, 1873) was an American statesman, jurist, ordained Baptist minister, war veteran, slave owner, and a co-founder and the namesake of Baylor University. According to Thomas R. Phillips and James W. Paulsen, he was one of the most productive justices on the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas.