Behind the Courthouse
Juan Seguin |
Juan Seguin |
Juan Seguin |
Plaque on Statue of Juan Nepomuceno Seguin Oct 27, 1806 * August 27, 1889 |
Fountain |
Dedicated To The German Pioneers |
1838-1938 |
Plaque |
Cattle Trail To Kansas |
Plaque |
John Ireland |
John Ireland |
| Governor John Ireland 1827 - 1896 Kentucky Born Came To Texas 1853 Mayor Of Seguin 1858. Member Constitutional Conventions 1866 - 1875 District Judge 1866-67, Removed By Reconstruction Authorities, Legislator 1872-75 Called "Oxcart John" For Opposing Land Grants Subsidies To Rail Roads. Supervised Plans To Oust Governor E.J.. Davis In Bloodless Conflict Marking Political End Of Texas Reconstruction. Judge State Supreme Court 1875-76. Governor Of Texas 1882-86 Fence Cutting Wars Brought On When Certain Landowners Began Fencing The Open Range Prompted Him To Call Special Legislature Which Made Fence Cutting A Felony. He Ruled That State Capitol Be Of Texas Stone. Urged Strict Enforcement Of Criminal Laws, Economy In Government, Reducing Public Land Sales Term Was Marked By Opening Of University Of Texas And Bust Major Disturbances Texas Had. He Was Buried State Cemetery In Austin. |
Home Town Of Texas Confederate Colonel John Ireland Delegate to Secession Convention 1861 Joined Army As Private, Won Laurels In That Most Brilliant Wartime Effort - The Defense Of The 800 Mile Texas Coast In September, 1862, Repulse Of Federals At Corpus Christi, Ireland Captured Fleet Captain Kittredge, His Flag And Arms. Though Ireland Was An Infantry Officer He Once Plunged Waist Deep To Capture A Federal Vessel Off Padre Island At War's End He Was In Command Of The 8th Texas Regiment Defending Galvestion A Memorial To Texans Who Served The Confederacy Erected By The State Of Texas 1964 |