Hardin R. Runnels

Hardin Richard Runnels (August 30, 1820 - December 25, 1873 ) was an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1847-1855, as the Lieutenant Governor from 1855-1857, and as the Governor fom 1857-1859.

Life
Runnels was born on August 30, 1820 to Hardin D. Runnels and Martha Burch Darden. In 1842, his father died and he moved shortly after. By June 1860, he was living by himself.

He died on December 25, 1873 at the age of 53.

Politics
He served in several levels of Texas politics for almost 13 years. He was a State Representative all the way up to Governor.

His first term was for the Bowie district of the State House in December 1847. He served there until November 1849. He later served in District 2 from November 1849 to November 1850. From then until November 1851, he took a break, but on November 1851, he started a term for District 14, where he would serve until November 1853. His final State House term was for District 1 from November 1853 to November 1855.

He then immediately started a term for Lieutenant Governor, where he would serve for around 2 years. But he left office before the term was over. By December 1857, he was Governor of the state. He would leave in December 1859 and not go back into politics again.

Family

 * Hardin D. Runnels † - Father (1789-1842)
 * Martha Burch Darden † - Mother (1784-1860)
 * Hiram George Runnels † - Uncle (1796-1857)
 * Howell W. Runnels Sr † - Younger Brother (1823-1895)