Adolphus Sterne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolphus Sterne

Texas pioneer

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1801

Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1852

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Nicholas Adolphus Sterne (April 5, 1801 – March 27, 1852) served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives and one term in the Texas State Senate.
He immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1817, living in Louisiana for ten years.
In 1826, he moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, where he operated a mercantile and smuggled weapons for the colonist who wished to rebel against Mexico.
His position as a Freemason helped save him from a death sentence, and Sterne went on to finance the two companies of men known as the New Orleans Greys, to assist in fighting in the Texas Revolution.