George Campbell Childress Statue
Washington, Washington County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, January 8, 1804. Died in Galveston, Texas, October 6, 1841. Before coming to Texas in December 1835, he assisted in raising funds and securing volunteers for the Army of Texas; delegate from the Municipality of Milam to the Constitutional Convention held here from March 1 to 17, 1836, chairman of Committee of Five which drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence; appointed by President Burnet March 19, 1836; agent of Texas at Washington to secure the recognition of the sovereignty and independence of Texas by the United States.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in Nashville in 1804, George Campbell Childress came to Texas in 1835 after helping raise funds and volunteers for the Texas cause. As a delegate to the 1836 Constitutional Convention held at Washington-on-the-Brazos, he chaired the Committee of Five that drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence, and he was soon dispatched to Washington to seek U.S. recognition of the new republic. He died in Galveston in 1841.
Why it matters
As the principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Childress gave the Republic its founding words, and this statue honors the moment Texas declared itself a nation.
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Related people
- · George Campbell Childress
- · David G. Burnet
Related events
- · Texas Declaration of Independence
- · Convention of 1836
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