Marker Inscription
Oldest continuous law firm in Texas. Founded Nov. 13, 1846, by William Pitt Ballinger (1825-1888), who on that day received first law license issued by state of Texas, through first judicial district court. A veteran of the Mexican war, he later was a distinguished Texas statesman. Ballinger's first partners -- in Jones, Butler & Ballinger -- were John M. Jones and Jonas Butler. Ballinger relatives who have formed line of descendancy in the firm include a son, Thomas J. Ballinger, grandson Ballinger Mills, Sr., and great-grandson Ballinger Mills, Jr. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
About this site
Ballinger, W. P., Law Firm is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3065, -94.7937 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stewart Building, Thomas Jefferson League Building, and Heidenheimer-Hunter Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167000063. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
