Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor

Jacksonian Representative of Alabama's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

May 10, 1793 (80 years old)

Birthday

January 6, 1874

Death

American politician and judge active in the 19th century.
Co-founder and namesake of a prominent university.
Served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas.
Held various political positions, including member of the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislatures in Kentucky and Alabama.
Participated in the War of 1812 and the Creek War.
Converted to Baptist faith and became an ordained minister.
Advocated for educational initiatives and served as the first president of a Baptist educational society.
Owned slaves and enforced laws related to slavery during his judicial career.
Involved in the Nativist movement and held leadership roles in a political party.
Lived in Texas for much of his later life and supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Buried on the original site of the university he helped establish, with a monument erected in his honor.