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When was anson jones born

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        1. Did anson jones support annexation
        2. What did anson jones do for texas
        3. 5 facts about anson jones
        4. Anson jones education

          5. What did anson jones do for texas.







          1. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on January 20, 1798.
          2. He wanted to be a printer but became a physician.

            In 1820 he was licensed to practice in New York State.

          3. In 1824 he spent two years in Venezuela.
          4. In October 1832 he became a merchant in New Orleans where he had a series of disastrous business ventures.
          5. In October 1833 he came to Texas where John Wharton and other citizens of Brazoria encouraged him to practice medicine.

            He soon prospered.

          6. In 1835, Jones (with four others) established the first Masonic lodge in Texas (in Brazoria).
          7. When war came he enlisted in Robert J. Calder's company where he served as Surgeon (with the rank of Private).
          8. On the field of battle at San Jacinto, he found the journal of Juan N.

            Almonteal and had it published in 1836.

          9. In 1853 he helped found the Medical Association of Texas which later became the Texas Medical Association.
          10. He committed suicide at Houston on January 9, 1858, and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery a