John Ireland (January 1 1827 – March 15 1896) was the 18th Governor of Texas from 1883 to 1887. During Ireland’s term the University of Texas was established and construction on the Texas State Capitol began. Ireland is credited with the selection of local pink granite as the construction material.
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