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A Guide to the David Spangler Kaufman Papers, 1841-1848
Biographical InformationDavid Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) was a lawyer, soldier and politician, who served as the first Jewish United States Congressman from Texas. He was born in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, studied law in Natchez, Mississippi, and moved to Nacogdoches, Texas in 1837. After moving to Texas, Kaufman practiced law, fought in military campaigns against Native Americans, served as a member of the Republic of Texas's House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, and the Texas Senate. After annexation he became a United States Congressman. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1848. Kaufman County, Texas and the town of Kaufman, Texas are named after him. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsPapers relate to a speech delivered by David Spangler Kaufman in the United States House of Representatives (1848) on territorial relations between the United Staes and Texas; market and port reports; memorial passed by citizens of San Augustine. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCite as:William Williston Heartsill Papers, 1863-1865, 1908-1916, 1953, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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