Hamilton Prioleau Bee was an American politician in early Texas he was secretary of the Texas Senate in 1846. He served nearlyyears as representative to the state house beginning in 1849, and for one term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
Hamilton Prioleau Bee was born into a political family in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 22, 1822. His parents were Ann Wragg and Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. His younger brother was Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.. Bees family moved to Texas in 1836 when Hamilton was 14. Their father Barnard Bee, Sr. was a leader in the Texas Revolution and served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War in the Republic of Texas. Bee County, Texas and the town of Beeville were named for him.
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