USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Anson Jones was the last president of the Texas republic (1844–46). He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1798. He studied medicine and after an itinerant business and medical career, went to Texas in 1833 and became a doctor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jones, Anson (1798–1858). Anson Jones, doctor, congressman, and the last president of the Republic of Texas, son of Solomon and Sarah (Strong) Jones, was born at Seekonkville, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on January 20, 1798.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anson Jones was the last president of the Republic of Texas. Known as the “Architect of Annexation, ” readers will discover how Jones was influential in bringing Texas into the Union and how injury and unfulfilled political ambitions led to his tragic downfall.

Detailed explanation-4: -After his return, he was elected Senator from Brazoria County, and became Secretary of State during Houston’s second administration. In 1844, Jones was elected president of the Republic of Texas.