Details for Warren D. C. Hall

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167007483

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Marker Number 7483
Atlas Number 5167007483
Marker Title Warren D. C. Hall
Index Entry Hall, Warren D. C.
Address
City Galveston
County Galveston
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 323970
UTM Northing 3241897
Subject Codes media; law, lawyers; local law enforcement officer; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; pioneers; military topics
Marker Year 1993
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location EpiscopalCemetery, 40th and Avenue L
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size grave marker
Marker Text (1788 - April 8, 1867) North Carolina native Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall was an early immigrant to Texas who took part in several military expeditions against Spain and Mexico. He served as acting secretary of war for the Republic of Texas at the time of the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. A successful attorney and active supporter of Masonic activities, Hall lived in Galveston from 1842 until his death in 1867. Hall County in the Texas Panhandle is named in his honor.

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