Ashbel Smith
Born: August 13, 1805
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut
Father: Moses Smith 1775 – 1858
(Buried: Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut)
Mother: Phebe Adams Smith 1786 – 1872
(Buried: Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut)
Martial Status: Never Married
Education:
1824: Graduated from Yale University
Studied medicine at Yale University and in France
Occupation before War:
1824 – 1837: Medical Doctor and Teacher in Salisbury, North Carolina
1836: Persuaded to move to Texas by J. Henderson Pickney
1837: Surgeon General of Texas Army of Republic
Established first hospital in what would become Houston, Texas
Medical Doctor in Galveston, Texas
Plantation Owner in Galveston, Texas
1842 – 1844: Texas Republic Minister to Great Britain, and France
1845: Texas Republic Secretary of State
1846 – 1848: Surgeon during the Mexican – American War
1848: President of Board of Visitors at West Point Military Academy
1853: One of the founders of Texas Medical Association
1856 – 1858: Texas State Representative
Worked with Gail Borden to make a dried beef biscuit
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Company C, 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the arm during the Battle of Shiloh
1862: Lt. Colonel of 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment
1863: Captured and Paroled during Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Commander of Confederate Forces near Galveston, Texas
1865: Commissioner who surrendered Texas to Union Forces
Occupation after War:
Medical Doctor in Galveston, Texas
President of University of Texas Regents
1866: Texas State Representative
1870: President of Texas State Historical Society
Known to have been a champion of education for blacks and women
One of the Commissioners for establishing A&M College of Texas
1876: Judge of Judy of Awards at Great International Exhibition
1878: Honorary Texas Commissioner to Paris International Exhibition
1879 – 1881: Texas State Representative
Died: January 21, 1886
Place of Death: Evergreen Plantation, Galveston, Texas
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
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