Isaac Van Zandt was a member of the Texas Republic House of Representatives (1840-42); Texas Republic Charge d'Affaires to the United States, 1842; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1847 (he died before the election).
Isaac Van Zandt was the son of Jacob and Mary (Isaac) Van Zandt. His father was the youngest son of Jacob Van Zandt, who, about the year 1800, moved from North Carolina to Tennessee and settled in Franklin County. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Isaac, moved from South Carolina, to Lincoln, an adjoining county, about the same time. Both grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Isaac having been one of Marion's men.
Isaac Van Zandt's early education was in country schools. His education was often interrupted by ill health, but his fondness for reading good books largely compensated for his lack of school work. He became a member of the Primitive Baptist Church early in life and continued in this church throughout his life.
At the age of 20 he married Frances Cooke Lipscomb, a cousin of Judge Lipscomb, of the Supreme Court of Texas. About this time he and his father started a store. His father died shortly thereafter and the store was closed.
Isaac converted all his holdings into money, went north and purchased goods, and began a store at Coffeeville, Mississippi. It was during the "flush times" in Mississippi, and he went down in the general financial crash.
In 1838, he started for Texas, but did not arrive until late in 1839, having spent most of the time at Camp Sabine, an abandoned military post, where he was ill most of the time. He made a brief trip into Texas and returned with the news that he had been offered two hundred dollars by a Mr. Shoemaker to settle up some business for him.
In 1839 he moved his family into Texas, moving into an unfinished log house, but later purchased a place near Elysian Fields in Harrison County. He lived here until his appointment as Minister to Washington.
After his return to Texas, he moved to Marshall. He helped to plat the city in 1842. He was licensed to practice law in 1840. In this year, while not yet entitled to vote, he became a candidate for Congress (Texas Republic) and was elected by two-thirds majority over his opponent. Van Zandt opposed Governor Sam Houston's "Cherokee Land Bill." He was re-elected to Congress the next year.
In 1842, although only 29 years old, he was appointed by President Houston as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. He spent the greater part of 1842 and 1843 in Washington. It was during his stay in Washington, that he, in company with J. Pinckney Henderson, had frequent conferences with Senator John C. Calhoun, the result of which was a treaty of annexation which was rejected by the United States Senate. (In fact, Van Zandt and his family lived in the same boarding house as Sen. Calhoun. Another resident of this building was Sen. John Quincy Adams, former President of the United States.)
In 1844, he was on the Princeton with President Tyler and party when the bursting of a gun killed Mr. Upshur and Mr. Gilmer, members of Tyler's cabinet.
He returned to Texas in 1844 and was again called upon by President Sam Houston to help settle a series of disputes which had erupted in east Texas. Assisting Van Zandt were Judge William B. Ochiltree and David S. Kaufman. The two factions were the Regulators and the Moderators and they had been going at it since 1839. Their fights, which had resulted in several shootings and murders, centered on land fraud and cattle rustling. The combatants were from Harrison and Shelby Counties, although others from San Augustine, Nacogdoches and other nearby counties became involved. The faction leaders eventually agreed to a truce. Ironically, many of these feuders joined forces in 1846 to fight the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American War.
Van Zandt was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1845 and led the forces in favor of inserting the "Homestead Clause" in the Constitution. He then resumed his law practice and in 1847 was a candidate for Governor.
Van Zandt died of yellow fever while campaigning for governor. He died at the Capitol Hotel in Houston, Texas, on October 11, 1847. Van Zandt County, Texas is named for him.
Interestingly, the Van Zandt County seat, Canton, is the site of one of the largest monthly flea markets in the country, called "First Monday Trades Days". Isaac Van Zandt, a one-time merchant, would be proud.
One of his sons, Major Khleber Miller Van Zandt (1836-1930), was an attorney, business and civic leader in Marshall, Texas. He served in the Confederate Army, organizing Company D of the 7th Texas Infantry. Major Van Zandt later moved west and helped build Fort Worth, Texas into a thriving community after the Civil War.
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Hon. Isaac Van Zandt's Body Removed From Houston
It is well known to our readers, that the remains of the Hon. Isaac Van Zandt, were recently removed from the city of Houston to Marshall, by an association of gentlemen, as a tribute of respect to his memory. The body arrived in Marshall on Monday, 28th ult (sic). the funeral and re-interment took place on Thursday, the 2nd inst (sic). A large respectable concourse of citizens was in attendance, notwithstanding the rain which fell during the day. Rev. Mr. Bryce, of Shreveport, delivered an appropriate sermon, from Prov. 14 chap. 32nd verse. The remains of the distinguished dead, were then committed to their final resting place, with the usual Masonic Honors. The occasion was rendered more solemnly interesting, from the fact, that the body of the infant son of the deceased, Isaac Van Zandt, Jr., was reinterred in the same grave...Date: March 30, 1848. --The Texas Telegraph (Houston, Texas); 11 Oct 1848
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Almost a century later--as part of Texas' statewide Centennial celebrations in 1938--a life-sized memorial sculpture of Isaac and Frances was placed on the courthouse square at Canton, the seat of Van Zandt County, which had been named in his honor when it was formed in 1848.
Isaac Van Zandt was the son of Jacob and Mary (Isaac) Van Zandt. His father was the youngest son of Jacob Van Zandt, who, about the year 1800, moved from North Carolina to Tennessee and settled in Franklin County. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Isaac, moved from South Carolina, to Lincoln, an adjoining county, about the same time. Both grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Isaac having been one of Marion's men.
Isaac Van Zandt's early education was in country schools. His education was often interrupted by ill health, but his fondness for reading good books largely compensated for his lack of school work. He became a member of the Primitive Baptist Church early in life and continued in this church throughout his life.
At the age of 20 he married Frances Cooke Lipscomb, a cousin of Judge Lipscomb, of the Supreme Court of Texas. About this time he and his father started a store. His father died shortly thereafter and the store was closed.
Isaac converted all his holdings into money, went north and purchased goods, and began a store at Coffeeville, Mississippi. It was during the "flush times" in Mississippi, and he went down in the general financial crash.
In 1838, he started for Texas, but did not arrive until late in 1839, having spent most of the time at Camp Sabine, an abandoned military post, where he was ill most of the time. He made a brief trip into Texas and returned with the news that he had been offered two hundred dollars by a Mr. Shoemaker to settle up some business for him.
In 1839 he moved his family into Texas, moving into an unfinished log house, but later purchased a place near Elysian Fields in Harrison County. He lived here until his appointment as Minister to Washington.
After his return to Texas, he moved to Marshall. He helped to plat the city in 1842. He was licensed to practice law in 1840. In this year, while not yet entitled to vote, he became a candidate for Congress (Texas Republic) and was elected by two-thirds majority over his opponent. Van Zandt opposed Governor Sam Houston's "Cherokee Land Bill." He was re-elected to Congress the next year.
In 1842, although only 29 years old, he was appointed by President Houston as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. He spent the greater part of 1842 and 1843 in Washington. It was during his stay in Washington, that he, in company with J. Pinckney Henderson, had frequent conferences with Senator John C. Calhoun, the result of which was a treaty of annexation which was rejected by the United States Senate. (In fact, Van Zandt and his family lived in the same boarding house as Sen. Calhoun. Another resident of this building was Sen. John Quincy Adams, former President of the United States.)
In 1844, he was on the Princeton with President Tyler and party when the bursting of a gun killed Mr. Upshur and Mr. Gilmer, members of Tyler's cabinet.
He returned to Texas in 1844 and was again called upon by President Sam Houston to help settle a series of disputes which had erupted in east Texas. Assisting Van Zandt were Judge William B. Ochiltree and David S. Kaufman. The two factions were the Regulators and the Moderators and they had been going at it since 1839. Their fights, which had resulted in several shootings and murders, centered on land fraud and cattle rustling. The combatants were from Harrison and Shelby Counties, although others from San Augustine, Nacogdoches and other nearby counties became involved. The faction leaders eventually agreed to a truce. Ironically, many of these feuders joined forces in 1846 to fight the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American War.
Van Zandt was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1845 and led the forces in favor of inserting the "Homestead Clause" in the Constitution. He then resumed his law practice and in 1847 was a candidate for Governor.
Van Zandt died of yellow fever while campaigning for governor. He died at the Capitol Hotel in Houston, Texas, on October 11, 1847. Van Zandt County, Texas is named for him.
Interestingly, the Van Zandt County seat, Canton, is the site of one of the largest monthly flea markets in the country, called "First Monday Trades Days". Isaac Van Zandt, a one-time merchant, would be proud.
One of his sons, Major Khleber Miller Van Zandt (1836-1930), was an attorney, business and civic leader in Marshall, Texas. He served in the Confederate Army, organizing Company D of the 7th Texas Infantry. Major Van Zandt later moved west and helped build Fort Worth, Texas into a thriving community after the Civil War.
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Hon. Isaac Van Zandt's Body Removed From Houston
It is well known to our readers, that the remains of the Hon. Isaac Van Zandt, were recently removed from the city of Houston to Marshall, by an association of gentlemen, as a tribute of respect to his memory. The body arrived in Marshall on Monday, 28th ult (sic). the funeral and re-interment took place on Thursday, the 2nd inst (sic). A large respectable concourse of citizens was in attendance, notwithstanding the rain which fell during the day. Rev. Mr. Bryce, of Shreveport, delivered an appropriate sermon, from Prov. 14 chap. 32nd verse. The remains of the distinguished dead, were then committed to their final resting place, with the usual Masonic Honors. The occasion was rendered more solemnly interesting, from the fact, that the body of the infant son of the deceased, Isaac Van Zandt, Jr., was reinterred in the same grave...Date: March 30, 1848. --The Texas Telegraph (Houston, Texas); 11 Oct 1848
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Almost a century later--as part of Texas' statewide Centennial celebrations in 1938--a life-sized memorial sculpture of Isaac and Frances was placed on the courthouse square at Canton, the seat of Van Zandt County, which had been named in his honor when it was formed in 1848.
Isaac Van Zandt was a member of the Texas Republic House of Representatives (1840-42); Texas Republic Charge d'Affaires to the United States, 1842; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1847 (he died before the election).
Isaac Van Zandt was the son of Jacob and Mary (Isaac) Van Zandt. His father was the youngest son of Jacob Van Zandt, who, about the year 1800, moved from North Carolina to Tennessee and settled in Franklin County. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Isaac, moved from South Carolina, to Lincoln, an adjoining county, about the same time. Both grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Isaac having been one of Marion's men.
Isaac Van Zandt's early education was in country schools. His education was often interrupted by ill health, but his fondness for reading good books largely compensated for his lack of school work. He became a member of the Primitive Baptist Church early in life and continued in this church throughout his life.
At the age of 20 he married Frances Cooke Lipscomb, a cousin of Judge Lipscomb, of the Supreme Court of Texas. About this time he and his father started a store. His father died shortly thereafter and the store was closed.
Isaac converted all his holdings into money, went north and purchased goods, and began a store at Coffeeville, Mississippi. It was during the "flush times" in Mississippi, and he went down in the general financial crash.
In 1838, he started for Texas, but did not arrive until late in 1839, having spent most of the time at Camp Sabine, an abandoned military post, where he was ill most of the time. He made a brief trip into Texas and returned with the news that he had been offered two hundred dollars by a Mr. Shoemaker to settle up some business for him.
In 1839 he moved his family into Texas, moving into an unfinished log house, but later purchased a place near Elysian Fields in Harrison County. He lived here until his appointment as Minister to Washington.
After his return to Texas, he moved to Marshall. He helped to plat the city in 1842. He was licensed to practice law in 1840. In this year, while not yet entitled to vote, he became a candidate for Congress (Texas Republic) and was elected by two-thirds majority over his opponent. Van Zandt opposed Governor Sam Houston's "Cherokee Land Bill." He was re-elected to Congress the next year.
In 1842, although only 29 years old, he was appointed by President Houston as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. He spent the greater part of 1842 and 1843 in Washington. It was during his stay in Washington, that he, in company with J. Pinckney Henderson, had frequent conferences with Senator John C. Calhoun, the result of which was a treaty of annexation which was rejected by the United States Senate. (In fact, Van Zandt and his family lived in the same boarding house as Sen. Calhoun. Another resident of this building was Sen. John Quincy Adams, former President of the United States.)
In 1844, he was on the Princeton with President Tyler and party when the bursting of a gun killed Mr. Upshur and Mr. Gilmer, members of Tyler's cabinet.
He returned to Texas in 1844 and was again called upon by President Sam Houston to help settle a series of disputes which had erupted in east Texas. Assisting Van Zandt were Judge William B. Ochiltree and David S. Kaufman. The two factions were the Regulators and the Moderators and they had been going at it since 1839. Their fights, which had resulted in several shootings and murders, centered on land fraud and cattle rustling. The combatants were from Harrison and Shelby Counties, although others from San Augustine, Nacogdoches and other nearby counties became involved. The faction leaders eventually agreed to a truce. Ironically, many of these feuders joined forces in 1846 to fight the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American War.
Van Zandt was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1845 and led the forces in favor of inserting the "Homestead Clause" in the Constitution. He then resumed his law practice and in 1847 was a candidate for Governor.
Van Zandt died of yellow fever while campaigning for governor. He died at the Capitol Hotel in Houston, Texas, on October 11, 1847. Van Zandt County, Texas is named for him.
Interestingly, the Van Zandt County seat, Canton, is the site of one of the largest monthly flea markets in the country, called "First Monday Trades Days". Isaac Van Zandt, a one-time merchant, would be proud.
One of his sons, Major Khleber Miller Van Zandt (1836-1930), was an attorney, business and civic leader in Marshall, Texas. He served in the Confederate Army, organizing Company D of the 7th Texas Infantry. Major Van Zandt later moved west and helped build Fort Worth, Texas into a thriving community after the Civil War.
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Hon. Isaac Van Zandt's Body Removed From Houston
It is well known to our readers, that the remains of the Hon. Isaac Van Zandt, were recently removed from the city of Houston to Marshall, by an association of gentlemen, as a tribute of respect to his memory. The body arrived in Marshall on Monday, 28th ult (sic). the funeral and re-interment took place on Thursday, the 2nd inst (sic). A large respectable concourse of citizens was in attendance, notwithstanding the rain which fell during the day. Rev. Mr. Bryce, of Shreveport, delivered an appropriate sermon, from Prov. 14 chap. 32nd verse. The remains of the distinguished dead, were then committed to their final resting place, with the usual Masonic Honors. The occasion was rendered more solemnly interesting, from the fact, that the body of the infant son of the deceased, Isaac Van Zandt, Jr., was reinterred in the same grave...Date: March 30, 1848. --The Texas Telegraph (Houston, Texas); 11 Oct 1848
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Almost a century later--as part of Texas' statewide Centennial celebrations in 1938--a life-sized memorial sculpture of Isaac and Frances was placed on the courthouse square at Canton, the seat of Van Zandt County, which had been named in his honor when it was formed in 1848.
Isaac Van Zandt was the son of Jacob and Mary (Isaac) Van Zandt. His father was the youngest son of Jacob Van Zandt, who, about the year 1800, moved from North Carolina to Tennessee and settled in Franklin County. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Isaac, moved from South Carolina, to Lincoln, an adjoining county, about the same time. Both grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Isaac having been one of Marion's men.
Isaac Van Zandt's early education was in country schools. His education was often interrupted by ill health, but his fondness for reading good books largely compensated for his lack of school work. He became a member of the Primitive Baptist Church early in life and continued in this church throughout his life.
At the age of 20 he married Frances Cooke Lipscomb, a cousin of Judge Lipscomb, of the Supreme Court of Texas. About this time he and his father started a store. His father died shortly thereafter and the store was closed.
Isaac converted all his holdings into money, went north and purchased goods, and began a store at Coffeeville, Mississippi. It was during the "flush times" in Mississippi, and he went down in the general financial crash.
In 1838, he started for Texas, but did not arrive until late in 1839, having spent most of the time at Camp Sabine, an abandoned military post, where he was ill most of the time. He made a brief trip into Texas and returned with the news that he had been offered two hundred dollars by a Mr. Shoemaker to settle up some business for him.
In 1839 he moved his family into Texas, moving into an unfinished log house, but later purchased a place near Elysian Fields in Harrison County. He lived here until his appointment as Minister to Washington.
After his return to Texas, he moved to Marshall. He helped to plat the city in 1842. He was licensed to practice law in 1840. In this year, while not yet entitled to vote, he became a candidate for Congress (Texas Republic) and was elected by two-thirds majority over his opponent. Van Zandt opposed Governor Sam Houston's "Cherokee Land Bill." He was re-elected to Congress the next year.
In 1842, although only 29 years old, he was appointed by President Houston as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. He spent the greater part of 1842 and 1843 in Washington. It was during his stay in Washington, that he, in company with J. Pinckney Henderson, had frequent conferences with Senator John C. Calhoun, the result of which was a treaty of annexation which was rejected by the United States Senate. (In fact, Van Zandt and his family lived in the same boarding house as Sen. Calhoun. Another resident of this building was Sen. John Quincy Adams, former President of the United States.)
In 1844, he was on the Princeton with President Tyler and party when the bursting of a gun killed Mr. Upshur and Mr. Gilmer, members of Tyler's cabinet.
He returned to Texas in 1844 and was again called upon by President Sam Houston to help settle a series of disputes which had erupted in east Texas. Assisting Van Zandt were Judge William B. Ochiltree and David S. Kaufman. The two factions were the Regulators and the Moderators and they had been going at it since 1839. Their fights, which had resulted in several shootings and murders, centered on land fraud and cattle rustling. The combatants were from Harrison and Shelby Counties, although others from San Augustine, Nacogdoches and other nearby counties became involved. The faction leaders eventually agreed to a truce. Ironically, many of these feuders joined forces in 1846 to fight the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American War.
Van Zandt was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1845 and led the forces in favor of inserting the "Homestead Clause" in the Constitution. He then resumed his law practice and in 1847 was a candidate for Governor.
Van Zandt died of yellow fever while campaigning for governor. He died at the Capitol Hotel in Houston, Texas, on October 11, 1847. Van Zandt County, Texas is named for him.
Interestingly, the Van Zandt County seat, Canton, is the site of one of the largest monthly flea markets in the country, called "First Monday Trades Days". Isaac Van Zandt, a one-time merchant, would be proud.
One of his sons, Major Khleber Miller Van Zandt (1836-1930), was an attorney, business and civic leader in Marshall, Texas. He served in the Confederate Army, organizing Company D of the 7th Texas Infantry. Major Van Zandt later moved west and helped build Fort Worth, Texas into a thriving community after the Civil War.
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Hon. Isaac Van Zandt's Body Removed From Houston
It is well known to our readers, that the remains of the Hon. Isaac Van Zandt, were recently removed from the city of Houston to Marshall, by an association of gentlemen, as a tribute of respect to his memory. The body arrived in Marshall on Monday, 28th ult (sic). the funeral and re-interment took place on Thursday, the 2nd inst (sic). A large respectable concourse of citizens was in attendance, notwithstanding the rain which fell during the day. Rev. Mr. Bryce, of Shreveport, delivered an appropriate sermon, from Prov. 14 chap. 32nd verse. The remains of the distinguished dead, were then committed to their final resting place, with the usual Masonic Honors. The occasion was rendered more solemnly interesting, from the fact, that the body of the infant son of the deceased, Isaac Van Zandt, Jr., was reinterred in the same grave...Date: March 30, 1848. --The Texas Telegraph (Houston, Texas); 11 Oct 1848
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Almost a century later--as part of Texas' statewide Centennial celebrations in 1938--a life-sized memorial sculpture of Isaac and Frances was placed on the courthouse square at Canton, the seat of Van Zandt County, which had been named in his honor when it was formed in 1848.
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