Oran M. Roberts

Timeline Jul. 9, 1815 Birth Laurens District, SC 1836 Graduate University of Alabama 1874-79 Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court 1879-1883 17th Governor of Texas 1883-93 Professor of Law University of Texas May 19, 1898 Death Links Handbook of Texas Online Find-a-Grave Wikipedia

Oran Milo Roberts was 17th Governor of Texas (1879-1883).

In April 1879, Roberts signed legislature to create Sam Houston Normal Institute in Huntsville. The Sam Houston Normal Institute yearbook, the Alcalde, first published in 1910, was named in honor of Roberts whose nickname was "The Old Alcalde", a Spanish term for a community official, such as mayor or judge.

Mary Estill, in her book Vision Realized (1970), identifies Roberts as one of "Five Who Served Sam Houston Well"- a group of individuals that were instrumental in the formation and early years of Sam Houston Normal Institute.

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