Born in northern Alabama; son of Samuel and Margaret Priest. The following is from the internet site of Sidney Struss: [email protected]
During the 1830's Mijamin Priest would become a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, a Mason, and a married man with a family. It was obvious during the 1830's that Mijamin was showing a keen interest in politics. His real education grew with his participation in the House of Representatives.
Mijamin Priest was elected Justice of the Peace on January 14, 1834, and from this date until the end of his life was always involved in the political arena. Mijamin fulfilled the responsibilities of his office as an honorable man and to the satisfaction of his constituents, was soon elected to the Alabama House of Representatives. Mijamin's mentors who helped carve his political aspirations were Whigs. The most important was David G. Ligon, with whom he read law many times. And, Thomas M. Peters, who would later become Mijamin's law partner.
Mijamin usually voted along the lines of a loyal Whig on current issues. He did oppose a strict interpretation of the Consitution which would have limited currency to gold or silver, but exhibited independence by opposing the recharter of the Bank of the United States.
During the early 1840's, along with his many political duties and interests, Mijamin became a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister.
He was appointed Register and Master for the Northern Chancery Division, Sixth Chancery District, by Judge Alexander Bowie in April of 1943. He served in this capacity for three years. His last entry as Register was made on the 16th day of September 1846 as he prepared to move to Texas.
Mijamin and his wife resisted much temptation from friends that had moved to Texas until after Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845.
Mijamin Priest and his family pulled up stakes and moved to Woodville, Texas in Tyler County during the Fall of 1846. Here he was a major player in the development of Woodville, Texas, the county seat of Tyler County. He established himself as a lawyer and a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
After spending the next ten years in Woodville, and before pulling up stakes again and moving to Rusk, Texas, Mijamin donated some land for the cemetery in Woodville. In 1855, M. Priest deed one acre of land containing several graves, for use as a public burying ground. Handmade bricks outline some of the older graves not marked with headstones, such as the graves of five wives of George Van Vleck and several of his children.
Mijamin Priest was elected as one of 90 delegates to fill the vacancy at the Constitutional Convention of Texas in 1869. M. Priest is the last of the 45 signers of the Constitution.
Judge Mijamin Priest died at the age of 76 years at 7:00 pm on March 15, 1884. The Jacksonville, Texas newspaper wrote, " Ex-District Judge M. Priest died suddenly here last Saturday evening of heart disease, aged seventy-six years, and there has seldom been a more largely attended funeral."
During the 1830's Mijamin Priest would become a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, a Mason, and a married man with a family. It was obvious during the 1830's that Mijamin was showing a keen interest in politics. His real education grew with his participation in the House of Representatives.
Mijamin Priest was elected Justice of the Peace on January 14, 1834, and from this date until the end of his life was always involved in the political arena. Mijamin fulfilled the responsibilities of his office as an honorable man and to the satisfaction of his constituents, was soon elected to the Alabama House of Representatives. Mijamin's mentors who helped carve his political aspirations were Whigs. The most important was David G. Ligon, with whom he read law many times. And, Thomas M. Peters, who would later become Mijamin's law partner.
Mijamin usually voted along the lines of a loyal Whig on current issues. He did oppose a strict interpretation of the Consitution which would have limited currency to gold or silver, but exhibited independence by opposing the recharter of the Bank of the United States.
During the early 1840's, along with his many political duties and interests, Mijamin became a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister.
He was appointed Register and Master for the Northern Chancery Division, Sixth Chancery District, by Judge Alexander Bowie in April of 1943. He served in this capacity for three years. His last entry as Register was made on the 16th day of September 1846 as he prepared to move to Texas.
Mijamin and his wife resisted much temptation from friends that had moved to Texas until after Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845.
Mijamin Priest and his family pulled up stakes and moved to Woodville, Texas in Tyler County during the Fall of 1846. Here he was a major player in the development of Woodville, Texas, the county seat of Tyler County. He established himself as a lawyer and a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
After spending the next ten years in Woodville, and before pulling up stakes again and moving to Rusk, Texas, Mijamin donated some land for the cemetery in Woodville. In 1855, M. Priest deed one acre of land containing several graves, for use as a public burying ground. Handmade bricks outline some of the older graves not marked with headstones, such as the graves of five wives of George Van Vleck and several of his children.
Mijamin Priest was elected as one of 90 delegates to fill the vacancy at the Constitutional Convention of Texas in 1869. M. Priest is the last of the 45 signers of the Constitution.
Judge Mijamin Priest died at the age of 76 years at 7:00 pm on March 15, 1884. The Jacksonville, Texas newspaper wrote, " Ex-District Judge M. Priest died suddenly here last Saturday evening of heart disease, aged seventy-six years, and there has seldom been a more largely attended funeral."
Born in northern Alabama; son of Samuel and Margaret Priest. The following is from the internet site of Sidney Struss: [email protected]
During the 1830's Mijamin Priest would become a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, a Mason, and a married man with a family. It was obvious during the 1830's that Mijamin was showing a keen interest in politics. His real education grew with his participation in the House of Representatives.
Mijamin Priest was elected Justice of the Peace on January 14, 1834, and from this date until the end of his life was always involved in the political arena. Mijamin fulfilled the responsibilities of his office as an honorable man and to the satisfaction of his constituents, was soon elected to the Alabama House of Representatives. Mijamin's mentors who helped carve his political aspirations were Whigs. The most important was David G. Ligon, with whom he read law many times. And, Thomas M. Peters, who would later become Mijamin's law partner.
Mijamin usually voted along the lines of a loyal Whig on current issues. He did oppose a strict interpretation of the Consitution which would have limited currency to gold or silver, but exhibited independence by opposing the recharter of the Bank of the United States.
During the early 1840's, along with his many political duties and interests, Mijamin became a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister.
He was appointed Register and Master for the Northern Chancery Division, Sixth Chancery District, by Judge Alexander Bowie in April of 1943. He served in this capacity for three years. His last entry as Register was made on the 16th day of September 1846 as he prepared to move to Texas.
Mijamin and his wife resisted much temptation from friends that had moved to Texas until after Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845.
Mijamin Priest and his family pulled up stakes and moved to Woodville, Texas in Tyler County during the Fall of 1846. Here he was a major player in the development of Woodville, Texas, the county seat of Tyler County. He established himself as a lawyer and a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
After spending the next ten years in Woodville, and before pulling up stakes again and moving to Rusk, Texas, Mijamin donated some land for the cemetery in Woodville. In 1855, M. Priest deed one acre of land containing several graves, for use as a public burying ground. Handmade bricks outline some of the older graves not marked with headstones, such as the graves of five wives of George Van Vleck and several of his children.
Mijamin Priest was elected as one of 90 delegates to fill the vacancy at the Constitutional Convention of Texas in 1869. M. Priest is the last of the 45 signers of the Constitution.
Judge Mijamin Priest died at the age of 76 years at 7:00 pm on March 15, 1884. The Jacksonville, Texas newspaper wrote, " Ex-District Judge M. Priest died suddenly here last Saturday evening of heart disease, aged seventy-six years, and there has seldom been a more largely attended funeral."
During the 1830's Mijamin Priest would become a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, a Mason, and a married man with a family. It was obvious during the 1830's that Mijamin was showing a keen interest in politics. His real education grew with his participation in the House of Representatives.
Mijamin Priest was elected Justice of the Peace on January 14, 1834, and from this date until the end of his life was always involved in the political arena. Mijamin fulfilled the responsibilities of his office as an honorable man and to the satisfaction of his constituents, was soon elected to the Alabama House of Representatives. Mijamin's mentors who helped carve his political aspirations were Whigs. The most important was David G. Ligon, with whom he read law many times. And, Thomas M. Peters, who would later become Mijamin's law partner.
Mijamin usually voted along the lines of a loyal Whig on current issues. He did oppose a strict interpretation of the Consitution which would have limited currency to gold or silver, but exhibited independence by opposing the recharter of the Bank of the United States.
During the early 1840's, along with his many political duties and interests, Mijamin became a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister.
He was appointed Register and Master for the Northern Chancery Division, Sixth Chancery District, by Judge Alexander Bowie in April of 1943. He served in this capacity for three years. His last entry as Register was made on the 16th day of September 1846 as he prepared to move to Texas.
Mijamin and his wife resisted much temptation from friends that had moved to Texas until after Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845.
Mijamin Priest and his family pulled up stakes and moved to Woodville, Texas in Tyler County during the Fall of 1846. Here he was a major player in the development of Woodville, Texas, the county seat of Tyler County. He established himself as a lawyer and a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
After spending the next ten years in Woodville, and before pulling up stakes again and moving to Rusk, Texas, Mijamin donated some land for the cemetery in Woodville. In 1855, M. Priest deed one acre of land containing several graves, for use as a public burying ground. Handmade bricks outline some of the older graves not marked with headstones, such as the graves of five wives of George Van Vleck and several of his children.
Mijamin Priest was elected as one of 90 delegates to fill the vacancy at the Constitutional Convention of Texas in 1869. M. Priest is the last of the 45 signers of the Constitution.
Judge Mijamin Priest died at the age of 76 years at 7:00 pm on March 15, 1884. The Jacksonville, Texas newspaper wrote, " Ex-District Judge M. Priest died suddenly here last Saturday evening of heart disease, aged seventy-six years, and there has seldom been a more largely attended funeral."
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