George Bernard Erath (January 1, 1813 – May 13, 1891) served in both the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate.
Biography
Born in Vienna, Austria, he was a Texas pioneer and soldier who fought in the Texas Revolution, subsequently supporting the Republic's annexation to the United States.
As a surveyor, he drew up the original street grids for the Texas cities of Waco, Caldwell, and Stephenville. He was a charter member of historic Waco Masonic Lodge #92.[1]
He married Lucinda Chalmers in December 1845, and they had five children.[2]
He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1844 and 1846, and to the Texas Senate in 1848, 1861, and 1873.[2]
He died in Waco on May 13, 1891.[2]
Erath County, Texas, is named for him.[3][4]
References
- ^ Waco Masonic Lodge #92
- ^ a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. X. J. T. White Company. 1900. p. 418. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 120.
- ^ Cutrer, Thomas W.: George Bernard Erath from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2013-01-21.