1. Hiram George Runnels was a US politician from the states of Mississippi and Texas.
13 Facts About Hiram Runnels
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Hiram Runnels was a Democrat who served as the ninth governor of Mississippi from November 20,1833, to December 3,1835.
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The Runnels were the first white people to build a house in what would become Monticello, Mississippi.
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Hiram Runnels served as a volunteer in the army during various conflicts with Native Americans.
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Hiram Runnels was elected in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1830.
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In 1838, Hiram Runnels was appointed president of the newly chartered Union Bank in Jackson, placing him in deeper conflict with other Democrats.
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Hiram Runnels responded by canning the governor in the streets of Jackson.
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Hiram Runnels moved to Texas in 1842 and purchased a cotton plantation located on the Brazos River near Houston.
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Hiram Runnels represented Brazoria County during the Convention of 1845.
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Hiram Runnels was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1855 but failed to qualify for office.
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Hiram Runnels was elected to the Senate again in 1857 but died before taking office.
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Hiram Runnels died in Houston on December 17,1857, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
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The son of a man who "would fire up and fight anybody and at any time," Hiram Runnels's personality reflected the rough-hewn violence of his frontier upbringing.