Henry Smith

Henry Smith was born in Kentucky on May Twentieth 1788, came to Texas in 1827, and settled in what is now Brazoria County, which he regarded as his home until his death. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Velasco on June 26, 1832, served as alcalde of the jurisdiction of Brazoria in 1833, was a delegate to the Second Convention of Texas in 1833, and became political chief of the Department of the Brazos in 1834. He was a member of the Consultation and was elected by that body Governor of the Provisional Government of Texas on November 12, 1835. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1838 and a member of the Fifth Congress of the Republic from 1840 to 1841. He died in a mining camp in Los Angeles County California on March Fourth 1851 while in search of gold.

Brazoria, Texas · United States