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Wyly Martin

Richmond, Fort Bend County

Marker Text

Scout under Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, 1813; served under Gen. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812; alcalde, San Felipe de Austin; delegate to the conventions of texas, 1832-33; member of the Consultation, 1835; captain of a company in the Army of Texas, March 7 to May 15, 1836; chief justice of Fort Bend County, 1838-41; born in Georgia, 1776; died April 2, 1842. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Dyer Cemetery, Fannin St., just west of Front St.
Marker # 9010
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial grave marker (gray granite)
Code county official; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 29.577729, -95.756969

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