Francis W. Moore Jr.
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Francis W. Moore Jr. became the second mayor of Houston, Texas, in 1838. He was elected twice more and served as mayor of the city in three consecutive decades, the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s. He was the
Scan of the front page of the newspaper from April 8, 1846 showing its new name, Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register
Gail Borden
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Gail Borden Jr. was an American inventor and manufacturing pioneer. He was born in New York state and settled in Texas in 1829, where he worked as a land surveyor, newspaper publisher, and food compan
Francis W. Moore Jr.
…Independence from Mexico in 1836. In March 1837, Moore purchased Thomas Borden's shares in the Telegraph and Texas Register. Moore was co-owner with Gail Borden and soon took over as editor-in-chief. At the time, the newspaper was located in Columbia. The 1st Texas Congress had been expected to name Columbia…
Gail Borden
The October 10, 1835, first edition of the Telegraph and Texas Register newspaper published through the partnership of Gail Borden Jr., his brother John, and Joseph Baker in San Felipe, Texas
Advertisement for Gail Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk from an 1898 guidebook for travelers in the Klondike Gold Rush
The Gail Borden monument in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City