Anson Jones, Last President of the Texas Republic

A Forgotten Man in Texas History

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterLike so many other men who came to Texas during those trying times proceeding war with Mexico, Anson Jones had a colorful past. At times he was successful but, more often than not, failure seemed to follow this man who would end up being the last president of the Republic of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas Online, Jones was born in Massachusetts on January…

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