Anson Jones (January 20, 1798 – January 9, 1858) was a doctor, businessman, congressman, and the fifth and last President of the Republic of Texas, sometimes called the "Architect of Annexation."
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“Intrepid, unprincipled, reckless, predatory, with boundless ambition, civilized in externals but a savage at heart, America is, or may yet be, the Paul Jones of nations.”
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