Hannibal Honestus Boone was the 16th Attorney General of Texas.
11 Facts About Hannibal Boone
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Hannibal Boone was the son of Joseph and Harriet Boone, was born in Tipton County, Tennessee.
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The Boone family was in Austin County, Texas by 1852.
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Hannibal Boone managed his father's plantation until 1859, when he began to practice law in Hempstead.
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In 1861, Hannibal Boone married Rebecca Fullinwieder, with whom he had one daughter.
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Hannibal Boone later rose to the rank of Major and served as executive officer to Major Edwin Waller Jr, on the Texas-Louisiana border.
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Hannibal Boone was wounded on September 29,1863, at Fordoche, Louisiana, losing his right arm and the first two fingers and thumb of his left hand.
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Hannibal Boone was transferred to the headquarters for the Texas District and served under General John B Magruder for the rest of the war.
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Toward the end of the war, in November 1863, Hannibal Boone married Susan Gordon, with whom he had many children.
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Hannibal Boone was elected Attorney General of Texas in 1876 and served one term.
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Hannibal Boone move to Navasota after his term in Austin where he lived until his death on May 23,1897.