Marker Inscription
A native of Dublin, Ireland, George E. Quinan came to Texas in the 1830s. By the mid-1840s he had moved to Wharton and set up a law office near this site. He was elected district attorney in 1845. Quinan and his wife Mary Anne established a home on Peach Creek in Wharton County. He served two terms in the Texas Senate from 1857 to 1861. After service in the Confederate army during the Civil War, he was a member of the Commission of Civil Appeals. Judge Quinan was among the founders of the State Bar Association in 1879. He is buried near Peach Creek.
About this site
Quinan, Judge George E. is a historical marker in Wharton, Wharton County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Wharton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3129, -96.1014 near Wharton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hamilton, Joseph Andrew, House (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Episcopal Church South, Old, Harrison--Dennis House, and Davidson, Dr. Green, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5481002880. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
