Martin Parmer

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Martin Parmer (June 4, 1778 – March 2, 1850) was a 19th century American frontiersman, statesman, politician and soldier. The Virginia-born Palmer (later changed to Parmer) was an early figure in the history of the Republic of Texas. Parmer signed the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Parmer was chairman of the committee that drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Martin Parmer died in Jasper County, Texas, but his body was re-interred in the Texas State Cemetery in 1936 at the time of the Texas Centennial. He was buried some thirty feet away from the grave of Stephen F. Austin.

Parmer County, Texas, is named in his honor.

[edit] References

The following are reference sources (alphabetical by author):

• Stephen F. Austin, Empresario of Texas; Cantrell, Gregg; Yale University Press: ISBN 0-300-07683-5.
• Three Roads to the Alamo; Davis, William C.; HarperCollins; ISBN 0-06-017334-3.
• The Men Who Made Texas Free, Dixon, Sam Houston, Texas Historical Publishing Company.
• The Papers of the Texas Revolution 1835-1836, Vol. 9, Jenkins, John H., Presidial Press.
• The Lives of Ellis P. Bean, Lay, Bennett, University of Texas Press.
• The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Vol I; Roberts, Madge Thornall, University of North Texas Press: ISBN 1-57441-000-8.

[edit] External links

• Texas State Cemetery.
• Martin Parmer from the Handbook of Texas Online