Anderson, Charles W. - of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932, 1936 (alternate). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. INCORRECT
Named for former Bexar County Judge Charles W. Anderson who died from cancer in 1964 after serving for 25 years on the bench
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When did Texas become a state
Texas was named after a Caddo Native American word meaning friends. The Spanish people that were settling Texas heard the word and liked it.
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Stephen F. Austin was referred to as the father of Texas because of his contribution and successes to the colonization of Texas. There are many monuments, counties and even the capital city, Austin, named after him.
King Charles I of England granted the region that is the present-day Carolinas to Sir Robert Heath in 1629. The region was named Carolus, a Latin form of Charles, in honor of King Charles. King Charles II, his son, changed the spelling to Carolina in 1663. The region of Carolina was eventually divided into South Carolina and North Carolina, and both became states in 1788.