Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham

S.W.T. Lanham was born on July 4, 1846 to James and Louisa (Tucker) Lanham in South Carolina. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861, serving in the Third South Carolina Infantry, and was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, 1864. He wed Sarah Meng in 1866, and they moved to north Texas, relocating in 1868 to Weatherford, where he became a lawyer. He gained notoriety as a district attorney in the Warren Wagontrain Raid cases, and he served five terms as U.S. Congressman between 1882 and 1903. He began his first of two terms as Governor in 1902. Lanham retired to Weatherford in 1907 and served as a University of Texas regent. He died in 1908. (2006)

Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham is a historical marker in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7628, -97.7891 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is East Greenwood (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fred Rider Cotten, Oakland Cemetery, and Weatherford City Greenwood Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367013301. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.