Robert Henderson Donald

Robert Henderson Donald
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 13, 1874 – April 18, 1876
Personal details
BornAugust 7, 1821
Rhea County, Tennessee, US
Died1890 (aged 68–69)
Lewisville, Texas, US
PartyDemocratic
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch Confederate States Army
Rank Sergeant
Wars

Robert Henderson Donald (1821–1890) was a Confederate soldier, serving in Colonel James G. Bourland's "Border Regiment" during the American Civil War. After the war he became a Texas state representative.

Life

Robert Henderson Donald was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on August 7, 1821.[1] He relocated to Alabama in 1836, where on December 22, 1842 he married Sarah F. Rowe, and by her had four sons and six daughters.[1] In 1852 he moved his family to Texas, living initially in Smith County, before settling in Denton County, where Donald ran a homestead which grew to 1,200 acres (486 ha) of land.[1] At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Donald enlisted in the Confederate cause, joining Colonel James G. Bourland's "Border Regiment" of cavalry as sergeant.[1] After the war, he became a Texas state representative.[2] He died at Lewisville, Texas in 1890.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Miller 2014.
  2. ^ Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
  3. ^ Fort Worth Daily Gazette. Apr. 12, 1890. p. 9.

Sources

  • Miller, Aragorn Storm (November 19, 2014). "Donald, Robert H. (1821–1890)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  • "Robert Henderson Donald". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

Attribution:

  • "Hon. Robert H. Donald". Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families. Chicago, IL: F. A. Battey & Company. 1889. p. 254. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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