Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross> ?p ?o }
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross abstract "Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (September 27, 1838 – January 3, 1898) was the 19th Governor of Texas (USA), a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and a president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.Ross was raised in the Republic of Texas, which was later annexed to the United States. Much of his childhood was spent on the frontier, where his family founded the town of Waco. As a teenager, Ross attended Baylor University. On one of his summer breaks, he suffered severe injuries while fighting Comanches. After graduation, Ross joined the Texas Rangers, and in 1860, led troops in the Battle of Pease River, where he "rescued" Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been captured by the Comanches as a child.When Texas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederacy, Ross joined the Confederate States Army. He participated in 135 battles and skirmishes and became one of the youngest Confederate generals. Following the Civil War, Ross briefly served as sheriff of McLennan County before resigning to participate in the 1875 Texas Constitutional Convention. With the exception of a two-year term as a state senator, Ross spent the next decade focused on his farm and ranch concerns. In 1887, he became the 19th governor of Texas. During his two terms, he oversaw the dedication of the new Texas State Capitol, resolved the Jaybird-Woodpecker War, and became the only Texas governor to call a special session to deal with a treasury surplus.Despite his popularity, Ross refused to run for a third term as governor. Days after leaving office, he became president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). He is credited with saving the school from closure, and his tenure saw a large expansion in college facilities and the birth of many school traditions. After his death, the Texas legislature created Sul Ross State University in his honor.".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross activeYearsEndDate "1891-01-20".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross activeYearsStartDate "1887-01-18".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross birthDate "1838-09-27".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross birthPlace Iowa_Territory.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross birthYear "1838".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross deathDate "1898-01-03".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross deathPlace Brazos_County,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross deathPlace Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross deathYear "1898".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross orderInOffice "19th".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross orderInOffice "Governor of Texas".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross profession List_of_Governors_of_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross successor Jim_Hogg.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross thumbnail Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross.jpg?width=300.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageID "681783".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageLength "59398".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageOutDegree "211".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageRevisionID "678545437".
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink 5th_Cavalry_Regiment.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink 5th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Acre.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Agricultural_and_Mechanical_College_of_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Alpine,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink American_Civil_War.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink American_football.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Andrew_Johnson.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Arbor_Day.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Arkansas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Austin,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Bachelor_of_Arts.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Browns_Mill.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Hatchies_Bridge.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Pea_Ridge.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Pease_River.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Shiloh.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Thompsons_Station.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Baylor_University.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Benjamin_Harrison.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Benjamin_McCulloch.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Bosque_River.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Brazos_County,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Brazos_River.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Brigadier_general.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Bryan,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Buffalo_Hump.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Cameron,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Campus_of_Texas_A&M_University.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:1838_births.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:1898_deaths.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Baylor_University_alumni.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Burials_at_Oakwood_Cemetery_(Waco,_Texas).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Confederate_States_Army_generals.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Democratic_Party_state_governors_of_the_United_States.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Governors_of_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_Texas_Ranger_Division.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Milam_County,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Waco,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_of_Texas_in_the_American_Civil_War.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Presidents_of_Texas_A&M_University.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Texas_A&M_University_faculty.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Texas_Democrats.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Texas_State_Senators.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:University_of_North_Alabama_alumni.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Cattle_drives_in_the_United_States.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Charles_W._Phifer.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink College_Station,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Comanche.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Company_(military_unit).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Confederate_States_Army.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Confederate_States_of_America.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Conscription.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Constitution_of_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Corsicana,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Cynthia_Ann_Parker.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Dallas_Herald.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Dallas_Morning_News.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Daughters_of_the_Confederacy.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Des_Arc,_Arkansas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Driskill_Hotel.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Earl_Van_Dorn.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Edward_Clark_(governor).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Fightin_Texas_Aggie_Band.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Five_Civilized_Tribes.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Florence,_Alabama.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Belknap_(Newcastle,_Texas).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Belknap_(Texas).
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Bend_County,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Parker_Massacre.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Parker_massacre.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Franklin-Nashville_Campaign.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Franklin–Nashville_Campaign.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Frontier.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Gatesville,_Texas.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States_Army.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Greenback_Party.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Greenbacker.
- Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Greer_County,_Texas.