Texas History Minute

Dr. Ken Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com.

1838 election

Elections often produce the unexpected. Obscure candidates sometimes come from nowhere to beat wellknown and established candidates. And at other times, honest men are bested by scoundrels. The 1838 presidential election in Texas became a tragic contest that saw the deaths of …