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W. T. G. Weaver

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311 S. Weaver, Gainesville, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 37' 15.63345000012", -97° 8' 51.07885000008"
 
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     (April 25, 1832 - October 18, 1876) William Thomas Green Weaver came to Texas from Illinois in 1840 with his father and three siblings. As a young adult, he taught school for a time, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He came to this city to practice law and in 1860 was elected district attorney for the 20th Judicial District. After serving in the Confederate army, he resumed his law practice in north central Texas. As a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875, Weaver advocated giving women the right to vote. Outside the legal field, Weaver was a noted romantic poet who had his verse published and read throughout the state of Texas. (2001)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

W. T. G. Weaver Historical Marker Location Map, Gainesville, Texas

 
   
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