Henry Smith

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Henry Smith (May 20, 1788 – March 4, 1851) was the first American-born Governor of Texas's Mexican territory and briefly presided over the Mexican revolution while serving during the Battle of the Alamo, Battle of Goliad, and the Battle of San Jacinto.

He is one of four governors (three governors of Kentucky, one governor of Texas) from Garrard County, Kentucky, a historically Whig and Republican county located in Kentucky's Bluegrass area.

Early life

Smith was born in Bryantsville, Garrard County, the tenth and final child of James and Magdalen (Woods) Smith. He became a merchant in Nashville, Tennessee, and married at the age of 21. He was eventually attracted by land grants from the Mexican government and took his family to Brazoria County, Texas, where he grew his cattle, taught classes, and did some land surveying.

He became interested in politics and was wounded in the 1832 Battle of Velasco. He was elected delegate of Brazoria in 1833 and was soon elected delegate to the Convention of 1833. He was appointed by the Mexican governor as the political head of the department of the Brazos in 1834.

Personal life

Smith married Harriet Gillette in 1815; they had three sons: William Watt, John Gillette and James Evans. The couple migrated to Missouri, where Harriet died in 1820. In 1822, Smith married Elizabeth Harriet's sister Elizabeth; they had five children: Harriet G., Jane, Sarah, Emily, and Sophronia. They immigrated to Texas in 1827, where Elizabeth died of cholera in 1833. Smith married Elizabeth's twin Sarah in 1839. Elizabeth was their one daughter. Sarah was born in Liberty, Texas, in 1863.

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