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Murrah, P. (Pendleton), 1826?-1865

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Personal name headingMurrah, P. (Pendleton), 1826?-1865
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Variant(s)Murrah, P. (Pendleton), d. 1865
Murrah, Pendleton, 1826?-1865
See alsoTexas. Governor (1863-1865 : Murrah)
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedMarshall (Tex.)
Birth date1826?
Death date1865-08-04
Place of birthAlabama
Place of deathMonterrey (Mexico)
AffiliationBrown University
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives
Texas. Governor
Profession or occupationLawyers Legislators Governors
Found inTo the people of Texas!, 1865: t.p. (P. Murrah)
Handbook of Texas, 1952 (Murrah, Pendleton, d. 1865; native of South Carolina; lawyer; governor of Texas, 1863-1865)
Handbook of Texas Online, June 2, 2016: (Murrah, Pendleton (1826?-1865); Pendleton Murrah, last governor of Texas during the Civil War, was probably born in Alabama in 1826, although some sources place birth in South Carolina in 1827; graduated from Brown University in 1848; admitted to bar in Alabama; 1850, moved to Texas; opened law office in Marshall; [Gov. Murrah] vacated office, leaving Lt. Gov. Fletcher Stockdale in charge; joined other Confederate leaders fleeing to Mexico; confined to bed upon reaching Monterrey; died Aug. 4, 1865)
Legis. Ref. Lib. of Texas, Governors of Texas, 1846-present, web page, June 2, 2016: (Pendleton Murrah; member, Texas House of Representatives, 1857-1859; June 12, 1865, Murrah vacated office; fled to Mexico with other Confederate leaders; Lt. Gov. Stockdale, acting governor until June 17, 1865)
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