★★★ Roberts, Oran Milo - Gov. of TX

Oran Milo Roberts

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Born: July 9, 1815

Birthplace: Laurens District, South Carolina

Father: Obadiah Roberts 1769 – 1827

Mother:
Margaret Ewing 1776 – 1859

1st Wife: Frances Wyckliffe Edwards 1819 – 1883
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas)​

Married: December 12, 1837 in St. Clair County, Alabama

2nd Wife: Catherine Elizabeth Harding 1829 – 1920
(Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas)​

Married: December 15, 1887 in Comal, Texas

Children:
Sarah Jane Roberts Jones 1839 – 1909​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Texas)​
Oba Roberts 1844 – 1900​
(Buried: Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Texas)​
Robert Pinckney Roberts 1846 – 1895​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas)​
Margaret Eliza Roberts Spain 1851 – 1945​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas)​
Peter Edwards Roberts 1853 – 1903​
(Buried: Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Texas)​
Francis Una “Fannie” Roberts Halverson 1856 – 1883​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Texas)​
Oran Milo “Gov” Roberts Jr. 1861 – 1935​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas)​

Education:

Graduated from University of Alabama​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Alabama and San Augustine, Texas​
1844 – 1845: District Attorney in Texas​
1846 – 1855: District Court Judge in Texas​
President of the board and lecturer at San Augustine College in Texas​
1856 – 1861: Associate Justice of Texas States Supreme Court​

Civil War Career:

1861: President of Texas State Secession Convention​
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 11th Texas Infantry Regiment​
1864 – 1865: Chief Justice of Texas State Supreme Court​

Occupation after War:

1866: Delegate to Texas State Constitutional Convention​
Elected United States Senator but not allowed to serve in position​
1868: Opened a law school in Gilmer, Texas​
1874 – 1879: Chief Justice of Texas State Supreme Court​
1879 – 1883: Governor of Texas​
1883: Was Governor of Texas when University of Texas Opened​
1883 – 1893: Law Professor at University of Texas​

Died: May 19, 1898

Place of Death: Austin, Texas

Age at time of Death: 82 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas
 
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