Historical Marker
Judge Abner Lipscomb
Historical marker location:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
( Republic Hill section)
Marker installed: 1936
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Born in South Carolina
February 10, 1789
Died Dec. 8, 1856
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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Member of Legislature, Ala., 1818
Associate Justice, Supreme Court,
Ala. 1820 - 1835
Secretary of State,.
Texas has been a major oil-producing state for over a century. The first big oil discovery in Texas was the Spindletop field near Beaumont in 1901, which set off a massive oil boom that transformed the state's economy and made Texas one of the wealthiest states in the country.