Robert E. B. Baylor

Robert E. B. Baylor
Associate Judge of the Third Judicial District of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas
In office 1841–1845
Preceded by	John T. Mills
Succeeded by	Court abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	John McKee
Succeeded by	Samuel W. Mardis
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from Tuscaloosa County
In office November 15, 1824 – December 25, 1824
Preceded by	James Hill
Succeeded by	Seth Barton Marmaduke Williams
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1819
Preceded by	George W. Baylor
Personal details
Born	(1793-05-10)May 10, 1793 Lincoln County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	January 6, 1874(1874-01-06) (aged 80) Gay Hill, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican Jacksonian
Other political affiliations	Whig Democratic Know Nothing (1855–1857)
Relatives	George W. Baylor (brother) Walker Keith Baylor (brother) J. Walker Baylor Jr. (nephew) Henry W. Baylor (nephew) John R. Baylor (nephew) George W. Baylor (nephew) Thomas Chilton (cousin) Will Chilton (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance	United States Republic of Texas
Branch/service	U.S. Army Texas Army
Years of service	1812-1815 (USA) 1836 (Alabama) 1840 (Texas)
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	Col. Boswell's Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Light Infantry Alabama Volunteer Militia Col. Burleson's Volunteers
Battles/wars	War of 1812 Siege of Fort Meigs Creek War of 1836 Texas–Indian Wars Battle of Plum Creek

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (May 10, 1793 – January 6, 1874) was an American statesman, jurist, ordained Baptist minister, war veteran, slave owner, and a co-founder and the namesake of Baylor University.

One of the most productive justices of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, his cumulative work, including 15 written opinions for the court, and other separate decisions on some occasions, is exceeded only by full-time justice John Hemphill, William J. Jones, and William Beck Ochiltree.