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Politicians in Nautical and Maritime Trades in Texas
including Shipbuilding and Fishing

Christopher Stephen Flanagan (1876-1943) — also known as Christopher S. Flanagan — of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Quebec, December 26, 1876. Stevedoring business; bank director; Honorary Vice-Consul for Argentina in Port Arthur, Tex., 1911-42; Honorary Vice-Consul for Brazil in Port Arthur, Tex., 1935. Catholic. Died, following a heart attack, in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., February 16, 1943 (age 66 years, 52 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Christopher Michael Flanagan and Maria Rachael (Cunningham) Flanagan; married to Mae Katherine Sims; father of Christopher Stephen Flanagan Jr..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Greenbury Horras Harrison (1811-1856) — also known as Greenbury H. Harrison; G. H. Harrison — of Houston County, Tex.; Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Warren County, Tenn., 1811. Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; newspaper editor and publisher; shipmaster. Died in 1856 (age about 45 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph D. Harrison and Rachel (Lockhart) Harrison; brother of Hannah D. Harrison (who married Samuel Johnson) and Joseph Carroll Harrison; married to Esther W. Gillespie; married, January 14, 1841, to Anne Catherine Farris (widow of George B. McKinstry).   Political family: Harrison-Rountree family of Austin, Texas.   Josiah Merrow (1853-1938) — also known as J. Merrow — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 16, 1853. Steamship agent; marine insurance business; Honorary Consul for Guatemala in Galveston, Tex., 1903-21. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, while also suffering from arteriosclerosis, nephritis, and uremia, in Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pa., May 14, 1938 (age 85 years, 28 days). Interment at Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Lorenza (Whitmore) Merrow and Lewis Thorp Merrow; married, October 8, 1874, to Annie Bartlett Keen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jens Möller (1846-1930) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Skagen, Denmark, April 1, 1846. Ship's officer; shipbroker; Vice-Consul for Russia in Galveston, Tex., 1879-1903; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Galveston, Tex., 1882-96, 1900-07; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1911-12. Danish ancestry. Died in a hospital at Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex., February 20, 1930 (age 83 years, 325 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.   Relatives: Married to Josephine Hamilton Wilson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy, January 13, 1853. Steamship agent; importer and exporter; Consular Agent for Italy in Galveston, Tex., 1887-1903; Consul for Mexico in Galveston, Tex., 1895-96. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died, from prostate cancer and senility, in St. Mary's Infirmary, Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., July 9, 1938 (age 85 years, 177 days). Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to Carmelita Linaro.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; Austin County, Tex. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812. Lawyer; planter; shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57. Slaveowner. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., February 8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355 days). Interment at Brenham Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.   Relatives: Married 1834 to Penelope Lavinia Benbury.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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