General Alexander Watkins Terrell
(1827-1912)
judge, planter, Confederate States Army Lieutenant Colonel (until 1865), Confederate States Army Brigadier General (from 1865), Texas Senate member (1876-1907), and United States Minister to Turkey (1893-1896)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Texas Historical Marker #16099
Gen. Alexander Watkins Terrell. General Alexander Watkins Terrell, born in Patrick County, Va., November 23, 1827. Came to Texas in 1852. Died while visiting in Mineral Wells, September 9, 1912. District Judge, Second Judicial District, 1857-1863, Lieutenant Colonel, Thirty-Fourth Texas Regiment, C.S.A. Until 1865 when he was promoted to Brigadier General. Senator, Texas Legislature, 1876-1907, U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1893-1896. #16099
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