Details for Thomas Joseph
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167007500
Data
Marker Number | 7500 |
Atlas Number | 5167007500 |
Marker Title | Thomas Joseph |
Index Entry | Joseph, Thomas |
Address | |
City | Galveston |
County | Galveston |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 324059 |
UTM Northing | 3241883 |
Subject Codes | law, lawyers; local law enforcement officer; judges |
Marker Year | 1986 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | Episcopal Cemetery, 40th St. and Avenue L |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Grave Marker 16" x 12" |
Marker Text | (Feb. 11, 1823 - Mar. 10, 1905) Born in Hartford, Conn., Thomas Miller Joseph came to Galveston about 1841 with his mother Annis (Rogers) (d. 1879) and the family of his Uncle Alexander Edgar. Admitted to the bar, he became a Democratic Party leader, serving as chief justice (county judge), major, state legislator, and senator. He and his wife Mary Minor (Trueheart) (d. 1885) had eight children. Joseph may be buried over his mother's grave site which, like others, was lost after several storms. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 |