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  2. Henry Austin (Texas settler) - Wikipedia

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    Austin was a merchant in New Haven and New York City between 1805 and 1825, but by his own omission, some of those early business ventures were failures. [1] In 1824, Austin received an invitation from Stephen F. Austin to settle and establish a business in his Texas colony. While not immediately taking up the offer, Henry did sail to other ...

  3. John Peter Smith (Texas politician) - Wikipedia

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    John Peter Smith (September 16, 1831 – April 11, 1901), known as the 'Father of Fort Worth', was born in Owen County, Kentucky, to Samuel and Polly (Bond) Smith.Smith was instrumental in the early prosperity of the city of Fort Worth, its establishment as the Tarrant County seat, and the creation of the county's only public hospital which still bears his name.

  4. List of court cases in the United States involving slavery

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    Judge William Gaston held that slaves who killed their owner or overseer in self-defense could not be found guilty of murder, but at most manslaughter (cf. North Carolina v. Mann (1830) above) [3] [4] 1836: Commonwealth v. Aves: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

  5. Category:19th-century executions by Texas - Wikipedia

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    List of people executed in Texas, 1819–1849; List of people executed in Texas, 1850–1859; List of people executed in Texas, 1860–1869; List of people executed in Texas, 1870–1879; List of people executed in Texas, 1880–1889; List of people executed in Texas, 1890–1899; Bill Longley (gunfighter)

  6. Category:19th-century people from Texas - Wikipedia

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    People of Texas in the American Civil War (1 C, 155 P) P. 19th-century Texas politicians (7 C, 7 P) R. People from the Republic of Texas (5 C, 39 P)

  7. Albert Parsons - Wikipedia

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    Albert Richard Parsons (June 20, 1848 – November 11, 1887) was a pioneering American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist. As a teenager, he served in the military force of the Confederate States of America in Texas, during the American Civil War.

  8. Category:19th century in Texas - Wikipedia

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    19th-century people from Texas (3 C) S. 19th century in sports in Texas (1 C) Y. Years of the 19th century in Texas (77 C) This page was last edited on 14 October ...

  9. Fannie Porter - Wikipedia

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    Fannie Porter (born February 1873) was a well-known madam in 19th-century Texas in the United States. She is best known for her famous San Antonio brothel and her association with several famous outlaws of the day.