Answer:
George Childress was the lawyer, statesman, and author of the declaration
Step-by-step explanation:
George was Born on January 8, 1804, at Nashville, Tennessee his sister Sarah married James K. Polk. Polk was later President of the United States during the Mexican War.
At the Convention of 1836, Childress was named chairman of a committee to write a Texas Declaration of Independence and he is generally acknowledged as the author.
Childress and Robert Hamilton were sent to Washington D. C. as ambassadors from Texas seeking official recognition for the republic.