Historedia
Person

George Childress

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1836

Every event in Historedia whose sources name George Childress, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Convention of 1836 declares the Republic of Texas

    1836

    Role: Committee Chair

    1. March 1, 1836 · Washington-on-the-BrazosConvention Convening

      Delegates gathered in Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1, 1836, following a December 1835 resolution. Forty-one delegates arrived by February 28, 1836.

    2. March 2, 1836 · Washington-on-the-BrazosDeclaration Adoption

      The Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted on March 2, 1836, by a committee led by George Childress. It declared Texas a free sovereign republic.

    3. March 16–17, 1836 (disputed) · Washington-on-the-BrazosConstitution Adoption

      The convention adopted the Constitution of the Republic of Texas in mid-March 1836, modeled after the U.S. Constitution. Sources conflict on whether adoption occurred March 16 or March 17, 1836.

Sources

  1. Texas Declaration of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
  2. Constitution of the Republic of Texas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-31