Albert Jennings Fountain
Former Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain was an American attorney who served in the Texas Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives. Following a purge of corruption among cattle rustlers that Fountain investigated and prosecuted, he and his... Wikipedia
Born: October 23, 1838, Staten Island, New York, NY
Died: February 1, 1896 (age 57 years), Doña Ana County, NM
Place of burial: Texas A&M University, TX
Spouse: Mariana Perez (m. 1862)
Party: Republican Party
Previous offices: Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1871–1871) and Member of the Texas State Senate (1870–1874)
Battles/wars: American Civil War; American Indian Wars