Oran Milo Roberts
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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