Michel Branamour Menard

Michel Branamour Menard (1805-1856) was one of the founders of Galveston, Texas.

Menard was born in Montreal and worked for John Jacob Astor in the fur trade for a time. He was involved in fur trading with the Shawnee first out of Detroit, and later in Missouri. He later shifted into the mule and horse trade.^[1] He moved to Texas in 1829 and began his involvement in land speculation there. He was closely involved in business affairs with Juan Seguin. Menard was later a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Later he served in the Congress of Texas representing Galvezton.^[2]

Sources

• article on the Menard house
• another article on the Michel Menard house

1. ^ register of Rice University papers on Menard
2. ^ article on Menard house

External links

• Michel Branamour Menard at Handbook of Texas