| Marker Number |
907 |
| Atlas Number |
5229000907 |
| Marker Title |
Claude Hudspeth |
| Index Entry |
Hudspeth, Claude |
| Address |
|
| City |
Sierra Blanca |
| County |
Hudspeth |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
453042 |
| UTM Northing |
3453298 |
| Subject Codes |
disasters, industrial/human made; national/federal official; law, lawyers; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
in roadside park about 10 mile W. of Sierra Blanca on Westbound IH-10 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
State Senator and member of U.S. House of Representatives for whom Hudspeth County was named. Became a ranch worker at age 9 and editor-publisher of an Ozona newspaper at 16. Was largely self-educated. Won seat in Legislature in 1902-- starting 29-year public career. He authored many bills to benefit working man. Served in Texas Senate 1907-1919. During this time, he studied law and was admitted to the bar, 1909. Served in U. S. Congress 1919-1931. Upheld sending U. S. force to defend El Pasoans endangered by Mexican revolutionary fighting. |
