Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor was an American statesman, jurist, ordained Baptist minister, war veteran, slave owner, and a co-founder and the namesake of Baylor University. Wikipedia
Born: May 10, 1793, Lincoln County, KY
Died: January 6, 1874 (age 80 years), Gay Hill, TX
Organizations founded: Baylor University and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Grandparents: John Baylor III and Frances Lucy Baylor
Great-grandparents: Jacob Walker and Lucy Mary Baylor
Party: Democratic-Republican Party
Previous offices: Representative (1829–1831), Alabama State Representative (1824–1824), and Kentucky State Representative (1819–1819)