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Hardin Richard Runnels

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Hardin Richard Runnels

Birth
Mississippi, USA
Death
25 Dec 1873 (aged 53)
Bowie County, Texas, USA
Burial
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Plot
Section C2, Row:P Number:1
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US Governor. Runnels was a member of Texas state house of representatives from 1847 to 1854. Two of those years, he was the Speaker of the Texas State House. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1855 until his election as the Governor of Texas in 1857. With this win, he became the only person to defeat Sam Houston in an election. However, Houston defeated him in the next election.
US Governor. Runnels was a member of Texas state house of representatives from 1847 to 1854. Two of those years, he was the Speaker of the Texas State House. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1855 until his election as the Governor of Texas in 1857. With this win, he became the only person to defeat Sam Houston in an election. However, Houston defeated him in the next election.

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Member of the House of
Representatives, 1847 - 1854
Speaker of the House, 1853 - 1854
Lieutenant Governor
December 21, 1855 to December 21, 1857
Governor of Texas
December 21, 1857 to December 21, 1859
Born in Mississippi
August 30, 1820
Died in Bowie County, Texas
December 25, 1873

Erected by the State of Texas
1936

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Sacred
to the memory of
Governor Hardin Richard Runnels
Born August 30, 1820
Died December 25, 1873

A native of Mississippi. He removed to Texas in 1842.
By his public spirit and stern integrity
he won the confidence of the people,
who elected him to the highest positions
Legislative and Executive
that they had to bestow.
Filling all these with honor to himself
and benefits to the commonwealth,
no finger can point to a shadow of corruption
upon his extended public record.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Nov 5, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8062093/hardin_richard-runnels: accessed ), memorial page for Hardin Richard Runnels (30 Aug 1820–25 Dec 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8062093, citing Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.