Horace Baldwin

{{Short description|Mayor of Houston, Texas (1801–1850)}}

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Horace Baldwin (1801{{endash}}1850) was mayor of Houston, Texas in 1844. His brother-in-law, Augustus Chapman Allen, was a co-founder of Houston, Texas.{{cite book|page=90|title=Voyage to North America, 1844{{endash}}45: Prince Carl of Solms's Texas Diary of People, Places, and Events|publisher=University of North Texas Press|year=2000|location=Denton, Texas|translator=Von-Maszewski, Wolfram M.}}

A former resident of Baldwinsville, New York, Baldwin came to Houston based on the encouragement of his sister, Charlotte Baldwin Allen. By 1840, he owned substantial real estate in Harris County and the city of Houston. In 1843 he was elected to serve as an alderman of the Fourth Ward and the next year he served as mayor of Houston.{{cite journal | url=https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1907&context=ethj | last=Benham | first=Priscilla | title=Houston's Mayors: Developing a City | journal=East Texas Historical Journal | volume=36 | issue=1 | year=1998 | page=64}}

A daughter, Elizabeth Baldwin, married William Marsh Rice.