The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . before death, his body was carriedto Galveston, taken out to sea and buried in the waters of theGulf. COLLINSWORTH. This county was named for James T. Collinsworth, firstChief Justice of the Republic of Texas, who was born in Tenn-essee in 1804. He was educated in the common schools, studiedlaw and began the practice 1830 to 1834 he was UnitedStates District Attorney in Tennes-see and at the expiration of his termcame to Texas and located in Mata-gorda. He was a member of the con-stitutional convention of 1836 and asigner o
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . before death, his body was carriedto Galveston, taken out to sea and buried in the waters of theGulf. COLLINSWORTH. This county was named for James T. Collinsworth, firstChief Justice of the Republic of Texas, who was born in Tenn-essee in 1804. He was educated in the common schools, studiedlaw and began the practice 1830 to 1834 he was UnitedStates District Attorney in Tennes-see and at the expiration of his termcame to Texas and located in Mata-gorda. He was a member of the con-stitutional convention of 1836 and asigner of the Texas Declaration ofIndependence. President Burnet ap-pointed him one of the Commission-ers to the United States, and uponthe organization of the judiciary sys-tem of the Republic of Texas, in 1837, Collingsworth was ap-pointed Chief Justice. He became a candidate for the Pres-idency of Texas in 1838 and during the canvass was drownedin Galveston Bay. The historians differ as to the manner ofhis death, some alleging that he committed suicide by jump-. 196 The History and Geography of Texas ing from a steamer, but others alleging that it was accidentaldrowning. DALLAM. This county was named for James W. Dallam, who was bornin the city of Baltimore on the 24th day of September, was educated at Brown University, Rhode Island and laterstudied law under Reverdy Johnson in Baltimore. In 1839 heremoved to Matagorda, Texas, went to Washington, D. C, in1844, and there complied Dallams Digest of the decisions ofthe Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, which were pub-lished in 1845. In the fall of that year he returned to Mata-gorda and married the daughter of S. Rhoads Fisher. In 1847he was induced to undertake the establishment of a newspaperin Indianola; he went to New Orleans to make arrangementsfor its publication and was there stricken with yellow fever,of which he died, August 20, 1847. V DONLEY. Stockton P. Donley was born in Howard County, Missouri,May 27, 1821.
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