The scheme failed when the German settlers refused to go beyond Matagorda, and McManus returned with his daughter to Brunswick, NY, in 1834, and died there soon after.
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He married Catharina Coons, and they had four children, among them Jane (McManus) Cazneau (1807–1878).
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McManus was elected as an Adams man to the 19th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827.
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