Anson Jones

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Anson Jones was an American physician, politician, and statesman best known for overseeing the annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
physician
politician
statesman
burialPlace Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas, United States
surface form: Glenwood Cemetery, Houston
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Texas
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1798-01-20
dateOfDeath 1858-01-09
educatedAt Thomas Jefferson University
surface form: Jefferson Medical College
endTime 1846-02-19
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Jones NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork diplomacy
medicine
politics
followedBy office abolished
givenName Anson
hasHonorificTitle “The Architect of Annexation”
headOfGovernment Republic of Texas NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath suicide
memberOfPoliticalParty Republic of Texas political leadership
nativeLanguage English
notableFor last President of the Republic of Texas
role in Texas annexation to the United States
notableWork Oversaw annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United States
occupation diplomat
physician
politician
placeOfBirth Great Barrington, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas
Minister to the United States of the Republic of Texas
President of the Republic of Texas
practicedMedicineIn Brazoria, Texas NERFINISHED
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
precededBy Sam Houston
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
Washington-on-the-Brazos
surface form: Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Smith Jones
startTime 1844-12-09
workLocation Brazoria County, Texas NERFINISHED
Houston, Texas NERFINISHED

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Republic of Texas lastPresident Anson Jones
subject surface form: Glenwood Cemetery