Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Ross, Lawrence Sullivan (Sul)
- Bentonsport, Iowa Territory, United States
Military Information:
- Deceased
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- 2 War Veteran
- Civil War CSA
- Texas Rangers
- Indian Campaigns
- Brigadier General
- 1-Alpha List
- Confederate States Army
- Republic of Texas
- Governor of Texas
Bio:
Led Texas Rangers in the Battle of Pease River, where federal troops recaptured Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been captured by the Comanches as a child in 1836.
President of Texas A&M University. Although enrollment had always been limited to men, Ross favored coeducation, as he thought the male cadets "would be improved by the elevating influence of the good girls".
Ross was a Freemason and became a master mason at Waco Masonic Lodge #92. In 1947, a masonic lodge was named after him.
Sul Ross State University in Alpine is named for him.
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Cemetery:
Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA