Historical MarkerAndrew Jackson Hamilton
Austin · Travis County · Dedicated 1994 · THC Atlas #5507014948
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Marker Inscription
(January 28, 1815 - April 11, 1875) A native of Alabama, Andrew Jackson Hamilton moved his family to Texas in the 1840s. He served as state attorney general and as a member of the state legislature before being elected to the U. S. Congress in 1859. An opponent of secession, he left Texas during the Civil War but in 1865 was appointed provisional governor by President Andrew Johnson. He was an associate justice on the Texas Supreme Court from 1867 to 1869, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1866 and 1869. He continued to practice law in Austin until his death in 1875. (1994)
About this site
Andrew Jackson Hamilton is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2758, -97.7271 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Swante Palm (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Abner Hugh Cook, Susanna W. Dickinson, and John Crittenden Duval.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014948. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
