(South Face of Monument)
Henry Smith was born in Kentucky, May Twentieth 1788, came to Texas in 1827 and settled in what is now Brazoria County which he regarded as his home until his death. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Velasco, June 26, 1832. Alcalde of the jurisdiction of Brazoria, 1833. Delegate to the Second Convention of Texas in 1833. Political chief of the Department of the Brazos in 1834.
1836
(North Face of Monument)
Henry Smith was a member of the Consultation and was by that body elected Governor of the Provisional Government of Texas, November 12, 1835. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas, 1836 to 1838, and a member of the Fifth Congress of the Republic, 1840 to 1841. He died in a mining camp in Los Angeles County California, March Fourth 1851, while in search of gold.
1936
(Rear Side of Monument)
Erected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the Federal Government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas independence.
(Tablet in front of Monument)
The Henry Smith home site, located on private property 3.2 miles NE from this statue, is designated by a state historical marker erected in 1936.
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