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Ira Ingram

, Matagorda County

Marker Text

First alcalde of Matagorda municipality, 1834. Member of the Congress of the Republic and first Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1836. Pioneer patron of public school. Born in Vermont August 18, 1788 died September 22, 1837.

Marker Details

Address Matagorda Cemetery Road
Location Description Matagorda Cemetery
Marker # 2649
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; state official
Latitude, Longitude 28.700482, -95.954693

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