(1819-1893)
A native of Dublin, Ireland, George E. Quinan came to Texas in the 1830s. By the mid-1840s he had moved to Wharton and set up a law office near this site. He was elected district attorney in 1845. Quinan and his wife Mary Anne established a home on Peach Creek in Wharton County. He served two terms in the Texas Senate from 1857 to 1861. After service in the Confederate army during the Civil War, he was a member of the Commission of Civil Appeals. Judge Quinan was among the founders of the State Bar Association in 1879. He is buried near Peach Creek.| HM Number | HM29Q6 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1988 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, July 23rd, 2018 at 10:04pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 781609 N 3245943 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.31110000, -96.10065000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 18.666', W 96° 6.039' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 18' 39.96" N, 96° 6' 2.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 409, 979 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 126 W Milam St, Wharton TX 77488, US |
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