Judge Edwin Waller
Austin, Travis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
--- front side --- Born in Virginia, November 4, 1800 * Died in Waller County, Texas, January 3, 1881 His Wife Juliet M. De Shields Waller Born in 1801 * Died May 13, 1867 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 --- back side --- Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence * Laid out the City of Austin and was its first Mayor * * Waller County was named in his honor
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Edwin Waller left Virginia for Texas and became one of the signers of the 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence. Entrusted with laying out the new capital, he surveyed and platted the city of Austin and served as its first mayor. Waller County was later named in his honor.
Why it matters
Waller helped translate Texas independence into physical reality, drawing the streets of the capital that would govern the Republic and the state.
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Related people
- · Edwin Waller
- · Juliet M. De Shields Waller
Related events
- · Texas Declaration of Independence
- · Founding of Austin
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