Henry Lawrence Kinney

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Henry Lawrence Kinney was a 19th-century American entrepreneur, politician, and adventurer best known for establishing the settlement that became Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Henry Lawrence Kinney canonical 3

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instanceOf American adventurer
American entrepreneur
American politician
human
associatedWith Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
surface form: Corpus Christi, Texas

Nueces County, Texas NERFINISHED
Republic of Texas
birthDate 1814-06-03
birthPlace Pennsylvania
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1862-03-03
deathPlace Mexico City
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-American
familyName Kinney
founded Kinney’s Trading Post
settlement at Corpus Christi Bay
givenName Henry
involvedIn attempted colonization project in Nicaragua
filibustering schemes in Central America
knownFor borderland trading and ranching enterprises
early Anglo-American settlement of South Texas
languageSpoken English
legacy considered a founder of Corpus Christi, Texas
militaryConflict Mexican–American War
militaryService Texian Army
surface form: Republic of Texas forces
name Henry Lawrence Kinney self-link
notableEvent established a trading post on Corpus Christi Bay in the 1830s
helped develop Corpus Christi as a commercial center
notableFor founding the settlement that became Corpus Christi, Texas
notableProject development of Corpus Christi Bay settlement
occupation land speculator
merchant
military officer
politician
politicalActivity served in the Texas Senate
served in the Texas legislature
regionOfActivity South Texas
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
surface form: U.S.–Mexico borderlands
residence Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
surface form: Corpus Christi, Texas

Texas
roleInConflict organized volunteers for the Mexican–American War

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Corpus Christi, Texas, United States foundedBy Henry Lawrence Kinney
subject surface form: Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi foundedBy Henry Lawrence Kinney
Henry Lawrence Kinney name Henry Lawrence Kinney self-link