Later Life
In 1827 William Becknell became a Justice of the Peace for Saline County, Missouri. The following year he was elected to the first of two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives. Still retaining his rank of Captain, Becknell served in the Missouri state militia during an native American uprising in 1829 and again during the 1832 Black Hawk War. In 1835 William Becknell sold all his Missouri property and business interests and moved to present-day Red River County in northeast Texas. During the Texas War of Independence William Becknell organized and led a cavalry unit known as the Red River Blues. Later he would serve briefly as a Texas Ranger and as a member of the legislature in the new Republic of Texas. William Becknell died on April 2, 1856 at his home. He is buried in a private family cemetery located on a portion of his former land holdings.
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