Martin Parmer
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Martin Parmer was a 19th-century American
frontiersman, statesman, politician and soldier.
The Virginia
-born Palmer, (who would later change his surname to Parmer) first came to Texas, in the 1820s as part of Haden Harrison Edwards
's colony. Conditions between the settlers Edwards relocated in Texas, and older settlers in the area steadily deteriorated, and in December 1826 Parmer led the Fredonian Rebellion, declaring the area around Nacogdoches the independent Republic of Fredonia. The republic stood for just over a month; Parmer fled to Louisiana when the Mexican army arrived in Nacogdoches at the end of January.
Parmer returned to Texas during the Texas Revolution
and was an early figure in the history of the Republic of Texas
. On March 2, 1836, Sam Houston moved for the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Martin Parmer seconded the motion. The Declaration of Independence was unanimously approved by the Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos and Parmer signed the Texas Declaration of Independence
from Mexico. 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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
frontiersman, statesman, politician and soldier.
The Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
-born Palmer, (who would later change his surname to Parmer) first came to Texas, in the 1820s as part of Haden Harrison Edwards
Haden Harrison Edwards
Haden Edwards was a Texas settler and land speculator. Edwards County, Texas on the Edwards Plateau is named for him. In 1825, Edwards received a land grant from the Mexican government, allowing him to settle families in East Texas...
's colony. Conditions between the settlers Edwards relocated in Texas, and older settlers in the area steadily deteriorated, and in December 1826 Parmer led the Fredonian Rebellion, declaring the area around Nacogdoches the independent Republic of Fredonia. The republic stood for just over a month; Parmer fled to Louisiana when the Mexican army arrived in Nacogdoches at the end of January.
Parmer returned to Texas during the Texas Revolution
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...
and was an early figure in the history of the Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S...
. On March 2, 1836, Sam Houston moved for the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Martin Parmer seconded the motion. The Declaration of Independence was unanimously approved by the Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos and Parmer signed the Texas Declaration of Independence
Texas Declaration of Independence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the following day after errors were noted in the...
from Mexico. Parmer was chairman of the committee that drafted the Constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
of the Republic of Texas. Martin Parmer died in Jasper County, Texas, but his body was re-interred in the Texas State Cemetery
Texas State Cemetery
The Texas State Cemetery is a cemetery located on about just east of downtown Austin, the capital of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and Vice-President of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War...
in 1936 at the time of the Texas Centennial. He was buried some thirty feet away from the grave of Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen Fuller Austin was born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri. He was known as the Father of Texas, led the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. The capital of Texas, Austin in Travis County,...
.
Parmer County, Texas, is named in his honor.