Michel Branamour Menard

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Michel Branamour Menard (1805-1856) was one of the founders of Galveston, Texas.

Menard was born in Montreal and worked for John Jacob Astor in the fur trade for a time. He was involved in fur trading with the Shawnee first out of Detroit, and later in Missouri. He later shifted into the mule and horse trade.^[1] He moved to Texas in 1829 and began his involvement in land speculation there. He was closely involved in business affairs with Juan Seguin. Menard was later a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Later he served in the Congress of Texas representing Galvezton.^[2]

Sources

article on the Menard house
another article on the Michel Menard house

↑ register of Rice University papers on Menard
↑ article on Menard house

External links

Michel Branamour Menard at Handbook of Texas

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Name	Menard, Michel Branamour
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Date of birth	1805
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Date of death	1856
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