Michel Branamour Menard
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Michel Branamour Menard was one of the founders of Galveston, Texas
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Menard was born in Montreal
and worked for John Jacob Astor
in the fur trade for a time. He was involved in fur trading with the Shawnee
first out of Detroit, and later in Missouri. He later shifted into the mule and horse trade. He moved to Texas in 1829 and began his involvement in land speculation there. He was closely involved in business affairs with Juan Seguin
. Menard was later a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
. Later he served in the Congress of Texas representing Galvezton.
Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
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Menard was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and worked for John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor , born Johann Jakob Astor, was a German-American business magnate and investor who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multi-millionaire in the United States...
in the fur trade for a time. He was involved in fur trading with the Shawnee
Shawnee
The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania...
first out of Detroit, and later in Missouri. He later shifted into the mule and horse trade. He moved to Texas in 1829 and began his involvement in land speculation there. He was closely involved in business affairs with Juan Seguin
Juan Seguín
Juan Nepomuceno Seguín was a 19th-century Texas Senator, Mayor, Judge, and Justice of the Peace and a prominent participant in the Texas Revolution.-Early life and family:...
. Menard was later a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Texas Declaration of Independence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the following day after errors were noted in the...
. Later he served in the Congress of Texas representing Galvezton.