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288 HUBBARD S ADMINISTRATION. [1876.
Agricultural and Mechanical College.-Texas received
from the United States land scrip for one hundred and
eighty thousand acres, for the founding of an Agricultural
and Mechanical College. This scrip, wheln sold, brought
$156,600. In 1871, it was decided to locate the college
at College Station, four miles from Bryan. Handsome
brick buildings were erected. On Octoiber 4, 1876 , the
school opened, with an able fc:l(llty.
Coke Resigns.-TIn May, 187 (, G(overnor Coke was
elected to the United States Senate. As he wa1s not to
take his seat in the Senate until Mar(ch, 1 77, at Lieu-
tenantrgovernor Hubbard's earlnest request, he (di(d not
resign the governorship until Decelmber, 18S76 .
HUBBARD'S ADMINISTRATION.*
(December, 1876-1879.)
Penitentiaries.- The penitentiary question had proved
so annoying to several governors, that each new officer
looked upon it with dread. The Huntsville Penitentiary
* Richard B. Hubbard. a native of Georgia, was born in 1832. Graduating at
eighteen from Mercer University, he then took the law course at the University
of Virginia and at Harvard. In 1853, he came to Texas, and settled in Tyler. He
soon became a leading figure in political circles, his burning eloquence winning
for him the title of the " Young Demosthenes." In 1856, he was a member of the
National Democratic Convention. Soon after, he was mad(e IUnited States attor-
ney for Western Texas, an office he resigned to enter the I.egislature. During the
war, he distinguished himself as a colonel of Confederate Infantry. After the
war, he retired to his farm. On his return to public life, he held various offices of
trust. In 1873, he was nominated by acclamation for lieutenant-governor. When
Governor Coke resigned, his place was taken by Governor Hubbard. In 1880, ex-
Governor Hubbard distinguished himself in the National Democratic Convention,
by securing the nomination of Hancock. In 1884, his services were in constant
demand as a campaign speaker. In 1885, he was appointed by President Cle;ve-
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/304/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.