词条 | George Bernard Erath |
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George Bernard Erath (January 1, 1813–May 13, 1891) served in both the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate. Born in Vienna, Austria, he was a Texas pioneer and soldier who fought in the Texas Revolution, subsequently supporting the Republic's annexation to the United States. As a surveyor, he drew up the original street grids for the Texas cities of Waco, Caldwell, and Stephenville. He was a charter member of historic Waco Masonic Lodge #92. Erath County, Texas, is named for him.[1][2]References1. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA120#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=120}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Erath, George Bernard}}{{Texas-bio-stub}}2. ^{{Handbook of Texas | id=fer01 | name=George Bernard Erath | author=Cutrer, Thomas W. | retrieved=2013-01-21}} 10 : 1813 births|1891 deaths|Members of the Texas House of Representatives|Texas state senators|People from Vienna|Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States|People of the Texas Revolution|American surveyors|Erath County, Texas|19th-century American politicians |
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