John W. Moore
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Opposed Bradburn at Anahuac 1832. Member of the Consultation at San Felipe in 1835. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1836. First sheriff of Harris County, 1837 to 1840. City alderman in Houston, 1840. Married to Eliza Belnap, February 2, 1839. Died in Houston, 1846.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
John W. Moore was in the thick of Texas's push for independence: he opposed the Mexican commander Bradburn at Anahuac in 1832, sat in the 1835 Consultation at San Felipe, and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836. He then served as the first sheriff of Harris County and a Houston alderman before his death in 1846.
Why it matters
Moore was one of the founding signers who converted Texas's revolutionary fervor into the everyday offices—sheriff, alderman—of a functioning republic.
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Related people
- · John W. Moore
- · Eliza Belnap
- · Juan Davis Bradburn
Related events
- · Anahuac Disturbances
- · Signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence
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