David S. Kaufman

David Spangler Kaufman ( born December 18, 1813 in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, † January 31, 1851 in Washington DC ) was an American politician.

Life

Kaufman completed his education at Princeton College in 1833 with honors. He then studied in Natchez (Mississippi) under John A. Quitman law and received his admission to the bar. He first settled in Natchitoches (Louisiana ), but in 1837 moved to Nacogdoches, Texas. There he participated in the battles against the native Cherokees. In the battle against Chief Bowl in 1839, Kaufman was wounded.

Policy

In the following years he took in a number of top positions influence on the policy of the Republic of Texas and the State after 1845. From 1838 to 1841 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives and served there in the Fourth and Fifth Congress as a speaker. From December 1843 to June 1845 he was a member of the Senate of the Republic.

In February 1845 Texas President Anson Jones entrusted him with the mission of the Republic to the United States in Washington. After the annexation of Texas Kaufman was as representative of the Democrats - and the first Jewish -born representative from Texas - on 30 March 1846 to his death at the Congress.

Death

Kaufman died at the age of 37 years in Washington and was initially buried there in the Congressional Cemetery. In 1932 his remains were transferred to the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. The city of Kaufman Kaufman County and surrounding it are named after him.