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Van Zandt and his sister Ida Van Zandt Jarvis, a generous benefactor and the first female trustee of Texas Christian University (TCU). Isaac Van Zandt was the father of Texas politician and businessman K. In 1936 a memorial was constructed in Canton, the seat of Van Zandt County. The Van Zandt family donated their plantation as the site for the College of Marshall (now East Texas Baptist University) in 1912. This information is part of Stamboom Willems Hoogeloon-Best by Kees Willems on Genealogy Online. He was married on Decemto Frances Cooke LIPSCOMP, they gave birth to 1 child. Van Zandt died during a yellow fever epidemic in Houston while campaigning for governor in 1847. Isaac van ZANDT was born on Jin Franklin County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten, son of Jacob van ZANDT and Mary Margaret ISAACS. Van Zandt married Frances Lipscomb in 1833. Van Zandt returned to Texas in 1845 to serve as a delegate to the Texas state constitutional convention. As the Republic of Texas ambassador to the United States Van Zandt was instrumental in crafting the Annexation Treaty of the Republic of Texas to the U.S. Van Zandt named the new city in honor of the Chief Justice of the U.S. In 1841 Van Zandt donated land, along with Peter Whetestone, to create a county seat for Harrison County. Van Zandt was the representative of Harrison County in the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas from 1840 until 1842, when Sam Houston appointed him Republic of Texas Chargé d'Affaires in Washington, DC. In 1839 he moved to what is now Marshall, Texas. Van Zandt came to the Republic of Texas in 1838 and settled in Elysian Fields in what was then Panola County. This spurred an interest in law and within a year he was a member of the Mississippi bar. After experiencing financial difficulties after the depression of 1837, Van Zandt became interested in a debate society which enabled him to use his natural talent for public speaking. Van Zandt later moved to Coffeeville, Mississippi, where he opened his own store. Van Zandt went into a joint business venture with his father by opening a store. The Van Zandt family had migrated to America from the Netherlands prior to the American Revolutionary War. Van Zandt was born on Jin Franklin County, Tennessee to Jacob and Mary Isaacs Van Zandt.
