USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -George Campbell Childress, lawyer, statesman, and author of the Texas Declaration of Independence, son of John Campbell and Elizabeth (Robertson) Childress, was born on January 8, 1804, at Nashville, Tennessee. In 1826 he graduated from Davidson Academy (later the University of Nashville).

Detailed explanation-2: -George Childress, the committee chairman, is generally accepted as the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence, with little help from the other committee members.

Detailed explanation-3: -In March 1836, at a convention to set up a Texan government, Childress presented a declaration of independence. The document was adopted quickly by the other members of the convention.

Detailed explanation-4: -American lawyer George Campbell Childress was the primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Childress was born on January 8, 1804, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Detailed explanation-5: -Named after George Campbell Childress – principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.