Judge William Alexander

Historical marker location:

Palestine, Texas

( Old City Cemetery at the end of E. Market St.)

Marker installed: 1965

Born 1814 in Scotland. Settled in Palestine 1851. Trustee in first school.

Practiced in Supreme Courts, Alabama, Texas. Was a partner of John H. Reagan, C.S.A. Postmaster-General, U. S. Congressman, U. S. Senator, Railroad Commissioner.

Married 1857 Mrs. Susan Scott Mallard, widow of another law partner. Had two daughters.

Chief Justice, Anderson County, 1860-1865. Died in Palestine, 1872.

Recorded, 1965

Incise in base: Erected by Ruth R. Eppner, Granddaughter.

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