| Marker Number |
9102 |
| Atlas Number |
5491009102 |
| Marker Title |
United States Senator Morgan C. Hamilton |
| Index Entry |
Hamilton, Morgan C., United States Senator |
| Address |
Hoxie St. |
| City |
Coupland |
| County |
Williamson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
654501 |
| UTM Northing |
3370807 |
| Subject Codes |
federal official; Republic of Texas official; communities; land development |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Hoxie Street, S side between Broad and Commerce streets in front of historic depot |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(1809-93) An outstanding patriot who acted as Secretary of War and Marine in Republic of Texas and later served the state in many roles, Morgan Hamilton in 1837 obtained a 1009-acre land grant in this area. While his brother A.J. Hamilton was governor (1865-66), he retrieved for Texas some bonds sent to Europe during the Civil War. In 1870-77 he served as a United States Senator from Texas. His nephew Theodore Van Buren Coupland (1836-90) settled here and in 1887 founded town of Coupland on land that formerly belonged to Senator Hamilton. (1975) |
