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Brazoria County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Brazoria County

William Harris Wharton (1802-1839) — of Texas. Born in Virginia,1802.Delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Victoria, 1832;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Victoria, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836, 1837-39; died inoffice 1839.Killed when heaccidentallyshothimself while dismounting from hishorse,near Hempstead,WallerCounty, Tex.,March14, 1839 (ageabout 36years).Interment at Restwood Memorial Park.

Index to Locations CluteRestwood Memorial Park Gulf PrairiePeach Point Cemetery West ColumbiaOld ColumbiaCemetery Restwood MemorialPark (formerly Eagle Island Plantation Cemetery) Clute, Brazoria County, Texas Branch Tanner Archer (1790-1856) — Born inFauquierCounty, Va.,December13, 1790.Physician;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1819-20;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Columbia, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1840-41.Member,Freemasons.Died in Brazoria,BrazoriaCounty, Tex.,September22, 1856 (age65 years, 284days).Interment at Restwood Memorial Park. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Firstcousin once removed ofWilliamSegar Archer.   Political family:Archer-Egglestonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).   Archer County,Tex. is named for him.

	Relatives:Brother ofJohnAustin Wharton.
		Wharton County,Tex. is named partly for him.

Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836) — also known asStephen F. Austin;"Father ofTexas" —Born inWytheCounty, Va.,November3, 1793.Member ofMissouriterritorial legislature, 1814-19;delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Felipe deAustin, 1832; took petition to Mexico City for the establishment ofTexas as a separate Mexican state, 1832;chargedwithattemptingrevolution, andimprisoneduntil 1835;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Felipe deAustin, 1835; candidate forPresidentof the Texas Republic, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1836; died in office 1836.Member,Freemasons.Died ofpneumonia,inBrazoriaCounty, Tex.,December27, 1836 (age43 years, 54days).Original interment at Peach Point Cemetery; reinterment in 1910 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.

	Relatives: Sonof Moses Austin and Maria (Brown) Austin.
		Austin County,Tex. is named for him.
		ThecityofAustin,Texas, isnamed forhim.  — Stephen F. AustinStateUniversity,Nacogdoches,Texas, isnamed forhim.  — AustinCollege,Sherman,Texas, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Handbookof Texas Online
		Books about Stephen F. Austin: GreggCantrell,StephenF. Austin : Empresario of Texas

John Smith Davenport Byrom (1798-1837) — also known asJohn S. D. Byrom — BornSeptember14, 1798.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Brazoria, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.DiedJuly 10,1837 (age38 years, 299days).Interment at Old Columbia Cemetery.

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