Lawrence Sullivan Ross
✓ Source-basedstableGovernor of Texas, Confederate States of America general, Texas A&M University president (1838-1898)
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Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was the 19th governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the 4th president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.
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Elizabeth Tinsley Ross
Pease Ross
Sul Ross in uniform in the 1860s
Confederate dead lay gathered at the bottom of the parapet of Battery Robinett on the day after the Battle of Corinth.
Ross presided over the dedication of the Texas State Capitol building. He also served in the legislative session that approved the building's construction.
Ross was the first president of Texas AMC to live in this newly erected home.
Sul Ross Statue at Texas A&MPoliticians from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1838 to 1898 · aged 59
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