Five of the most prominent delegates to the Constitutional Convention of Texas, held in March 1836, came from Pecan Point in this vicinity. Richard Ellis, an attorney and judge, was chosen president of the meeting and later served four terms in the Senate of the Republic. Collin McKinney, a magistrate, helped draft the declaration and served three terms in the house. A. H. Latimer, an attorney, served two terms. Samuel Price Carson, an attorney, became Texas' Secretary of State, and with Robert Hamilton, a financier, served as an agent to the United States.