Historical Marker
John Ireland
Historical marker location:
909 Navasota, Austin, Texas
( Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section)
Marker installed: 1936
Born in Hart County, Kentucky January 1, 1827 Died in San Antonio, Texas March 5, 1896 [Back of headstone] An officer in the Confederate Army Senator in the State Legislature Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas Governor of Texas January 16, 1883 to January 18, 1887 Erected by the State of Texas 1936.
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.