Historical Marker
James Seaton Lester
Historical marker location:
La Grange, Texas
( Old La Grange City Cemetery, corner of Travis and College St., La Grange.)
Marker installed: 1962
Star and Wreath
Delegate to the 1835 Consultation, San Jacinto Veteran, member of four Republic of Texas Congresses.
Erected by the State of Texas 1962.
Texas was once an independent country: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas became its own country, known as the Republic of Texas. It existed as an independent nation for nine years before being annexed by the United States in 1845.