George Childress

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George Childress was an American lawyer and politician best known for drafting the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

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instanceOf American
person
politician
almaMater Davidson Academy
associatedWith Texas Declaration of Independence
Texas Revolution leaders
birthDate 1804-01-08
birthPlace Nashville, Tennessee
burialPlace Galveston, Texas
linked to: Galveston
citizenship United States
commemoratedBy historical markers in Texas
dateDrafted 1836-03-02
deathDate 1841-10-06
deathPlace Galveston, Republic of Texas
linked to: Galveston
drafted Texas Declaration of Independence
education studied law
fullName George Campbell Childress
gender male
historicalPeriod Texas Revolution
knownFor drafting the Texas Declaration of Independence
role in the Texas Revolution
language English
laterCitizenship Republic of Texas
legacy considered primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence
memberOf Convention of 1836
movedFrom Tennessee
movedTo Texas
nationality American
occupation lawyer
politician
politicalAffiliation Texian independence movement
profession legal practice
regionOfActivity Tennessee
Texas
relative Sterling C. Robertson
religion Presbyterian (attributed)
represented Milam Municipality
role delegate to the Convention of 1836
spouse Rebecca Stuart Read
stateAffiliationBeforeTexas Tennessee
yearMovedToTexas 1834

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