(July 9, 1815 - May 19, 1898)
A South Carolina-born Alabama legislator, Oran M. Roberts came to San Augustine, Texas in 1841. He served in district and state judicial positions, including the first district court in Canton in 1850, and was president of the Secession Convention in 1861. After service as a colonel in the 11th Regiment, Texas Infantry, his postwar career included a second turn as a state Supreme Court judge; he made the 1877 ruling that ended the Van Zandt County Seat War, Roberts was elected governor of Texas in 1878. He was a law professor at the new University of Texas until 1893. Roberts helped form the Texas State Historical Association in 1895.| HM Number | HM10HX |
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| Marker Number | 11436 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 11:13pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 231163 N 3605727 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.55640000, -95.86310000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 33.384', W 95° 51.786' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 33' 23.04" N, 95° 51' 47.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 903, 214, 430 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 173-175 E Dallas St, Canton TX 75103, US |
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