Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

W. T. G. Weaver

(April 25, 1832 - October 18, 1876)

Photographed by J Frye, December 10, 2021

1. W. T. G. Weaver Marker

Inscription. William Thomas Green Weaver came to Texas from Illinois in 1840 with his father and three siblings. As a young adult, he taught school for a time, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He came to this city to practice law and in 1860 was elected district attorney for the 20th Judicial District. After serving in the Confederate army, he resumed his law practice in north central Texas. As a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875, Weaver advocated giving women the right to vote. Outside the legal field, Weaver was a noted romantic poet who had his verse published and read throughout the state of Texas.

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12617.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 33° 37.372′ N, 97° 8.881′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is on South Weaver. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 S Weaver, Gainesville TX 76240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old City Hall-Fire Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old California Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cooke County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gainesville Community Circus (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gainesville National Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Potter-Hurley House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barbed Wire in Cooke County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cooke County Free Library (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

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During his postwar service, Judge Weaver played an important role in the trial of participants of the largest lynching in United States history, known as the Great Hanging at Gainesville, when,
Photographed by J Frye, December 10, 2021

2. W. T. G. Weaver Marker
in October 1862, a total of forty-two people were hanged in the largest publicized event of vigilante justice in the United States during the Civil War.

(Submitted on December 16, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas.)

Photographed by J Frye, December 10, 2021

3. W. T. G. Weaver Marker

W. T. G. Weaver image. Click for full size.

William T. G. Weaver. Courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives., November 3, 2006

4. W. T. G. Weaver

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. 4. submitted on December 16, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.