Details for Dr. William Hewson and Dr. David Caldwell Hewson

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014044

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Marker Number 14044
Atlas Number 5507014044
Marker Title Dr. William Hewson and Dr. David Caldwell Hewson
Index Entry Hewson, Dr. William and Dr. David Caldwell
Address First St, W Front St
City Orange
County Orange
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 429661
UTM Northing 3328885
Subject Codes medical topics and health professionals
Marker Year 2007
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location First Street at W Front Street (Ochiltree Park)
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 27" x 42"
Marker Text Two in a long line of physicians in their family, William and David Caldwell Hewson were significant figures in orange County. William was born in Philadelphia in 1801. in 1821, he married Mary Ann Bankson and they moved their family several times before settling in orange in the early 1850s. Dr. Hewson worked as a physician and opened a drugstore in Orange. He also opened Empire Mills, an early area sawmill, and after Orange County organized in 1852, he became involved in construction of the county courthouse and served as district clerk for several terms. Hewson also participated in agricultural and church activities before passing away in 1867. Dr. David Caldwell Hewson, one of William and Mary’s three sons, was born in Pennsylvania in 1826. He married Hannah Bennett in 1847 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School the next year. The couple moved to Louisiana and had three children before settling in Orange. In the 1850s, Dr. Hewson divorced Hannah and married Harriet Thomas, with whom he had three more children. He worked as a physician and also ran the family drugstore after his father’s death. Hewson enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862, working for a time as a medical examiner of conscripts. Upon returning from war, his practice prospered and he turned over operation of the store to his son Benjamin, a pharmacist. In 1884, the Southeast Texas Medical Society elected Dr. Hewson as president. He died in 1896 and, like his father, was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Today, Drs. William and David C. Hewson are remembered as pioneer doctors who made vital contributions to Orange’s development.
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