Details for Jerome Swinford
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5361011521
Data
| Marker Number | 11521 |
| Atlas Number | 5361011521 |
| Marker Title | Jerome Swinford |
| Index Entry | Swinford, Jerome |
| Address | |
| City | Orange |
| County | Orange |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 428610 |
| UTM Northing | 3328297 |
| Subject Codes | markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (Nov. 3, 1839 - July 13, 1906) Missouri native Jerome Swinford came to Sabine Pass in 1859 to enter the steamboat business. After serving in the Civil War, he moved to Orange where he worked in Alexander Gilmer's mill and later became a popular local merchant. An active Mason, Swinford served as mayor, school board member, and city alderman. He was also instrumental in the early planning of a ship channel at Sabine Pass. In 1888 he was elected to the Texas Legislature. |