Roberts, Oran Milo

(July 9, 1815 - May 19, 1898) A South Carolina-born Alabama legislator, Oran M. Roberts came to San Augustine, Texas in 1841. He served in district and state judicial positions, including the first district court in Canon in 1850, and was president of the Secession Convention in 1861. After service as a colonel in the 11th Regiment, Texas Infantry, his postwar career included a second turn as a state Supreme Court judge; he made the 1877 ruling that ended the Van Zandt County Seat War. Roberts was elected governor of Texas in 1878. He was a law professor at the new University of Texas until 1893. Roberts helped form the Texas State Historical Association in 1895. (1998) Incise on base: Researched by Annette Herndon Plemmons

Roberts, Oran Milo is a historical marker in Canton, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 167 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.5573, -95.8613 near Canton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Raines, Cadwell Walton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of 1896 Van Zandt County Courthouse, Van Zandt, Isaac and Francis, and Hillcrest Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011436. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.