Peter Underhay Pridham
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1812-July 3, 1853) Born on the Isle of Guernsey, Great Britain; moved to London at an early age. After marriage,he emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1832. Came to Texas in 1834, and settled on the San Jacinto River. Joined the Texas volunteers and fought in Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. After death of wife, moved to Victoria in 1839; fought in Battle of Plum Creek in 1840; married Matilda Roberts in 1841; and was tax assessor over Victoria County until his death. Recorded - 1973
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Peter Underhay Pridham was one of the Atlantic-world adventurers swept into the Texas Revolution: born on Guernsey, schooled in London, and drawn through Montreal to a homestead on the San Jacinto River by 1834. He fought in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 that won Texas its independence, later stood against Comanche raiders at Plum Creek in 1840, and settled into civic life in Victoria as its county tax assessor.
Why it matters
His life traces how immigrants from across the British Empire fought and governed in the young Republic of Texas, binding a distant frontier to the wider currents of the 19th-century Atlantic.
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Related people
- · Peter Underhay Pridham
- · Matilda Roberts
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- · Battle of San Jacinto
- · Battle of Plum Creek
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