Home of Texas Attorney General George McCormick
Columbus, Colorado County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In McCormick family 100 years. "Early Texas" cottage, built 1868, with square nails; of cypress and pine wood; had five rooms, detached kitchen, dining room. Born in Virginia, McCormick (1841-1905) came to Texas 1858; served in Confederate Army; in 1871 married Myrah Thatcher; had five children. He helped write Constitution of 1876; was attorney general 1878-1880; served 1884-1892 as judge of 25th Judicial District.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This modest "Early Texas" cottage, built in 1868 of cypress and pine fastened with square nails, stayed in the McCormick family for a century. Its builder, George McCormick, came to Texas from Virginia in 1858 and served in the Confederate Army before turning to law and public life. He helped draft the Texas Constitution of 1876, served as state attorney general from 1878 to 1880, and later sat for years as a district judge.
Why it matters
The home preserves the world of a Reconstruction-era Texas statesman who helped write the state's still-governing 1876 constitution, tying one frontier cottage to the framing of Texas law.
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Related people
- · George McCormick
- · Myrah Thatcher
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