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Encyclopedia > Peter Hansborough Bell

Peter Hansborough Bell is the 3rd Governor of Texas from 1849 to 1853. State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


External link

  • Handbook of Texas (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbe39.html)



Preceded by:
George T. Wood		 Governor of Texas
1849-1853		 Succeeded by:
J. W. Henderson


George Tyler Wood (1795 - 1858) was a U.S. political figure. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... James Wilson Henderson is the 4th Governor of Texas from November 1853 to December 1853. ...


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Handbook of Texas Online: (514 words)
Peter Hansborough Bell, governor of Texas, was born on May 12, 1812, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Bell was elected governor of Texas in 1849 and again in 1851.
Bell died on March 8, 1898, and was buried in the cemetery at Littleton.
History (852 words)
On November 14, 1883, the Commissioners Court of Bell County authorized the issuance of bonds and levy a tax therefore for the building of a County Courthouse.
A statue of Peter Hansborough Bell, the Governor who created Bell County and its namesake, stands on the Southwest corner of the Courthouse square.
Governor Bell was a San Jacinto veteran, Mexican War veteran, Texas Ranger, Governor, Congressional Representative, and later a Colonel in the Confederacy.
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