George Tyler Wood ( born George Tyler Wood ; March 12, 1795 , Randolph County, Georgia - September 3, 1858 , Point Blank , Texas ) is the 2nd Governor of Texas , a member of the Democratic Party .
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| Predecessor | James Henderson | ||||||
| Successor | Peter Bell | ||||||
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| Predecessor | position established | ||||||
| Successor | William Abbott | ||||||
| Birth | March 12, 1795 Randolph County, Georgia | ||||||
| Death | September 3, 1858 (63 years old) Point Blank Texas | ||||||
| The consignment | US Democratic Party | ||||||
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Biography
George Tyler Wood was born March 12 in Randolph County, Georgia. [1] George's father passed away when he was five years old [2] . At the age of 19, Wood gathered a company of volunteers to participate in the Crick War [1] . During a business trip in 1837 in the city of Milledgeville, Wood met a young widow, Martha Gindrat [1] . On September 19 of that year, they got married [3] . Martha gave birth to two children of voodoo. [2] In the years 1837-1838, Wood was a member of the General Assembly of Georgia [4] . In 1839, Wood and his family moved to the Republic of Texas [1] . They settled near the current city of Point Blanc [3] . There Wood planted a plantation [1] . In 1841, George Wood was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Liberty County. In 1845, as part of the process of Texas joining the United States, he participated in the constitutional convention from Liberty County [4] . Upon joining Texas, Wood entered the state Senate. When the Mexican-American War broke out , he resigned and led the second Texas volunteer mountain regiment as a colonel . Wood also participated in the Battle of Monterrey [3] .
Governorship
In 1847, Texas Governor Henderson decided not to be elected for the next term. Among those wishing to take his post, a fierce election race was fought. The key issue was solving the Texas debt problem [5] . A month before election day, one of the favorites, Van Zandt, died of yellow fever . His supporters decided to support Wood, which ultimately led to his victory [6] .
As a solution to the debt problem, Wood proposed selling land to the US government . Legislature did not support this proposal. Ultimately, Wood introduced the positions of accountant and auditor responsible for the accurate calculation of debt [6] .
The Wood Administration also faced the issue of New Mexico territory status. Texas considered the lands of New Mexico to be its own, which was contrary to the opinion of the US government [5] . To reinforce its position on this issue, the Texas legislature created the Santa Fe County and established the 11th judicial district. In response, federal troops were sent to the new district [6] .
Another problem that Voodoo had to deal with was the disproportionate distribution of county representatives in the state government. Despite protests from the northeastern districts, the Texas legislature redistributed the number of representatives in favor of the coastal and central districts [7] .
On February 21, 1848, Wood presided over the US Democratic Party Congress in Texas. In 1849, he put forward his candidacy in the gubernatorial election, but lost to Peter Bell [7] .
Subsequently, Wood participated in the gubernatorial elections of 1853 and 1855, but lost them too. He died on September 3, 1858 at the age of 63 years [8] .
In honor of Governor Wood, Wood County in Texas got its name [9] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Hendrickson, Kenneth E., Jr. Chief executives of Texas: from Stephen F. Austin to John B. Connally, Jr .. - College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1995 .-- P. 50. - ISBN 0-89096-641-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 Vincent, Louella Styles. Governor George Thomas Wood (Neopr.) // The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. - Texas State Historical Association, 1917. - January ( t. 20 , No. 3 ). - S. 269—276 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 German, SH Governor George Thomas Wood (Neopr.) // The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. - Texas State Historical Association, 1917. - January ( t. 20 , No. 3 ). - S. 260—268 .
- ↑ 1 2 Mitchell, Thomas G. Indian fighters turned American politicians: from military service to public office . - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003 .-- P. 184. - ISBN 0-275-98130-4 .
- ↑ 1 2 James T. White & Company. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography . - New York: James T. White & Co., 1899. - Vol. Volume IX.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hendrickson p. 52
- ↑ 1 2 Hendrickson p. 53
- ↑ Hendrickson p. 54
- ↑ David W. Gilbreath. Wood County (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. Date of treatment June 18, 2012. Archived June 29, 2012.
Links
- Governor George T. Wood (HTML). Governors of Texas, 1846 — present . Legislative Reference Library of Texas - www.lrl.state.tx.us. Date of treatment April 12, 2012. Archived on August 5, 2012.
- JE Wheat. Wood, George Tyler (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. Date of treatment April 24, 2012. Archived on August 5, 2012.