Details for Besser, General John Slater
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5471008428
Data
| Marker Number | 8428 |
| Atlas Number | 5471008428 |
| Marker Title | Besser, General John Slater |
| Index Entry | Besser, John Slater, General |
| Address | |
| City | |
| County | Walker |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 256089 |
| UTM Northing | 3402125 |
| Subject Codes | military topics; local law enforcement officer |
| Marker Year | 1990 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Near Sam Houston grave memorial in Oakwood Cemetery (corner of 9th Street and Ave. I); Huntsville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | A native of Pennsylvania, John Slater Besser was a brigadier general, legislator, and judge in Missouri before moving his family to Texas in 1842. While living in Montgomery and Walker counties, Besser held a number of public offices before and after the Civil War. He served as director and financial agent of the state penitentiary under Governors Bell, Henderson, Pease, Runnels, Houston, Clark, and Lubbock, and was Walker County Judge from 1878 to 1880. Married four times, Besser was the father of nine children born to his first wife, Julia Hampton. |