Fiddlers Grove Historic Village in Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sam Houston Lawyer Office

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

1. Sam Houston Lawyer Office Marker

Inscription. In 1818, after studying law for six months under Judge James Trimble, Sam Houston passed the Bar to practice law. He came to Wilson County to practice law. Mr. Frederick Golladay befriended Mr. Houston and furnished him a small log cabin for an office near the Lebanon Town Square. Mr. Golladay charged him a dollar a month rent: then, lent him the dollar. Sam Houston practiced law for ten months, at which time he was appointed Adjutant General with the rank of Colonel in October, 1819. In 1827, Sam Houston was elected Governor of Tennessee and served approximately two years of his term before resigning in 1829. He later moved to Texas where he was elected to the Republic's Presidency, followed by being elected Texas' first U.S. Senator. After serving thirteen years, he became Governor of Texas.

Sam Houston is the only person to serve as governor of two states.

This pre-civil war cabin was originally on the property of Judge Nathan Green, who was known as the Father of Jurisprudence of the State of Tennessee, served as Professor of Law at Cumberland University. The family of Judge Sam Gilreath donated the cabin to Fiddlers

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Grove in 1994. The Wilson County Bar Association assisted in funding the reconstruction. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 36° 11.826′ N, 86° 16.236′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is in Fiddlers Grove Historic Village. It can be reached from East Baddour Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Three Forks Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Printing Office (a few steps

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

2. Sam Houston Lawyer Office Marker

from this marker); Wilson Bank of Wilson County (a few steps from this marker); Weaving House (a few steps from this marker); Fiddlers Grove Jail (a few steps from this marker); Dr. James Edmond Fisher's Office (a few steps from this marker); Peyton Smokehouse (a few steps from this marker); Thompson-Partlow Cabin and Smokehouse (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

3. Sam Houston Lawyer Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.