A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879. Page: 479 of 859
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BIOGRAPHIES.
ALLEN, EBENEZER-A native of Maine; came to Texas during the Republic,
and was Secretary of State under Jones' administration; Attorney-General
under both Lamar's and Houston's second administrations, and filled the
same office in the State, under Bell's administration. He was one of the
earliest advocates of Texas railroads; and was one of the projectors and
early managers of the Texas Central. He died in Virginia in 1863. He
was then in the Confederate service; engaged in the torpedo business.
ALLENS, of Houston-Five brothers of this name have been residents of
the city of Houston. A. C. and J. K. Allen came to Texas in 1832, and in
1836 bought a league of land on Buffalo Bayou and laid out the city of
Houston. J. K. Allen died in 1838. A. C. Allen was Inspectorof Customs
on the Rio Grande, in 1849, and died in 1863. In 1836, three other brothers
settled in Houston. Harvey H3. Allen filled the office of Chief Justice of
Harris county, and died in 1862. For more than forty years Samuel L. and
H. R. Allen have been enterprising citizens of Houston. The latter, in 1870,
represented Harris county in the Legislature.
ALLEN, J. M.-Born in Kentucky. At an early age, he entered the United
States navy; left it to engage in the Greek revolution, and was with Lord
Byron when ho died at Missolongi, on the 12th of April, 1821; returned to
to Ihis native land in time to enlist in the unfortunate expedition to Tampico,
in 1835; he escaped; came to Texas and commanded a cavalry company at
the battle of San Jacinto. He was the first Mayor of Galveston, an office to
which he was repeatedly re-elected. After annexation he was appointed
United States Marshal, an office he held when he died, February 12, 1847.
ALMONTE, DON JUAN N.-A natural son of the patriot priest, Morelos.
Foote gives the origin of the name as follows: "! Morelos was at the head
of his troops one day, when an infant, (whose birth was thus uncermoniously
made known to hiln,) was brought into his sight by the mother. ' A1
monte! Almonte,-to the mountain with the brat!' and Almonte was
thenceforth his name." When the Republicans sent IIcerera and Bean to
the United States as diplomatic agents, lorelos sent young Almonte with
themn to be educated at an American college. The death of his fitller soon
afterwards deprived Almonte of the means of prosecuting his studies, and
hiqebcame a clerk in a hardware store in New Orleans. After the triumph
of the Republicans in M.exico, in 1821, Almonte left Nacogdoches with
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/479/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .