Anson Jones threw off the failures of his early life to become one of the most essential leaders of early Texas, a master diplomat who guided Texas to annexation as the 28th state in the Union. Ironically, the triumph of annexation ended in personal ruin for Jones, and his final years were ones of bitterness and tragedy.
At a Glance
Fifth President of Texas
Served: Dec. 9, 1844 - Feb. 19, 1846
Born: January 20, 1798 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Died: January 9, 1858 in Houston, Texas
Married to Mary Smith McCrory