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Biography

Explore the history of Texas through the lives of leading political figures—governors, power brokers, reformers, and rogues. For anyone curious to understand Texas’s political system and evolution, this is a good place to start.

This section is a work in process and more biographies will be added.

“Let the Sword Do Its Work”: The Presidency of Mirabeau Lamar
BiographyEarly Leaders of TexasThe Republic of Texas

“Let the Sword Do Its Work”: The Presidency of Mirabeau Lamar

George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas
Annexation and Statehood (1845-1860)Governors of TexasUncategorized

George Tyler Wood: Second Governor of Texas

Beauford Jester: Texas Governor in an Era of Expanding Government
20th Century HistoryBiographyGovernors of Texas

Beauford Jester: Texas Governor in an Era of Expanding Government

Preston Smith: The Bespectacled ‘Education Governor’ of 1970s Texas
20th Century HistoryBiographyGovernors of Texas

Preston Smith: The Bespectacled ‘Education Governor’ of 1970s Texas

John H. Reagan: Confederate Leader and U.S. Senator
BiographyThe Courthouse Era (1875-1900)

John H. Reagan: Confederate Leader and U.S. Senator

Juan Seguín: Tejano Leader of the Texas Revolution
BiographyEarly Leaders of TexasThe Texas Revolution

Juan Seguín: Tejano Leader of the Texas Revolution

John Hemphill and the Foundations of Texas Jurisprudence Map of Texas Republic 1844
BiographyEarly Leaders of TexasLegal HistoryThe Republic of Texas

John Hemphill and the Foundations of Texas Jurisprudence

Bill Hobby: Texas’ Longest-Serving Lieutenant Governor
20th Century HistoryBiography

Bill Hobby: Texas’ Longest-Serving Lieutenant Governor

Powerbroker of the 1990s: Texas Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock
20th Century HistoryBiography

Powerbroker of the 1990s: Texas Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock

The Life and Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson
20th Century HistoryBiography

The Life and Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson

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