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Clayton, William Lockhart b. February 7, 1880 d. February 8, 1966
Businessman, US Government Advisor. A Shaper of the Marshall Plan. He started Anderson, Clayton and Company, a cotton marketing firm based in Houston, Texas, which became the world's largest cotton-trading enterprise. He entered government service in World War I as a member of the Cotton Distribution Committee. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him first Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, a post that allowed him to promote the free trade policies that he believed in...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Cooley, Denton A. [future burial site] b. August 22, 1920
Heart Surgeon, Researcher, Writer, Inventor, Medical Pioneer. Majored in Zoology while attending the University of Texas and was also a player on the varsity basketball team. While there he took pre-med courses and became interested in surgery, thus changing his life course. After attending the Texas College of Medicine in Galveston, Texas and earning his medical degree at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore in 1944, he went on to intern there. While interning at Johns Hopkins he assisted Dr. Alfred...[Read More] (Bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Cullinan, Joseph Stephen 'J.S.' b. December 31, 1860 d. March 11, 1937
Founder of Texaco. Joseph Cullinan was born December 31, 1860 near Sharon, Pennsylvania. He started working in the oil fields of Pennsylvania at the age of fourteen, learning all aspects of the industry from the ground up. In 1882 he began work with a company offshoot of Standard Oil and worked there as a manager for thirteen years, when he decided to go into business for himself, founding Petroleum Iron Works in 1895. In 1897, he was asked to manage the vast oil strike in Corsicana and built...[Read More] (Bio by: Screwtape)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Little Hillside Section
Dies, Martin b. March 13, 1870 d. July 13, 1922
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Texas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1909 to 1919. His son, Martin Dies Jr., would also serve as a United States Congressman.
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section F-1 Lot 65
GPS coordinates: 29.4591808, -95.2313766 (hddd.dddd)
Dixon, Royal b. March 25, 1885 d. June 4, 1962
Naturalist and Author. Founder of Wildflower Day in America. Author of numerous books such as "The Lost Angel" and "Behold Elizabeth Ney." (Bio by: Laurie)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Duddlesten, Wayne b. March 12, 1930 d. May 20, 2010
Sports Magnate. He was responsible for bringing NBA basketball (Rockets) to the Houston-area. Duddlesten studied at the University of Houston and South Texas School of Law, before establishing his general contracting firm Tex-Craft Builders, Inc., which experienced successful growth throughout the country during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1971 he headed a small investor group that purchased the San Diego Rockets from Bob...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Farish II., William Stamps b. February 23, 1881 d. November 29, 1942
Businessman. Son of William and Katherine Maude Farish and husband of Libbie Randon Rice, he practiced law for three months at Clarksdale, Mississippi before moving to Beaumont, Texas during the Spindletop oilfield boom. One of several oilmen who founded the Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1917 (the others being Ross Sterling, R.L. Blaffer and Harry Wiess), it was eventually purchased by Standard Oil and the name changed to Exxon. He later became the president of Standard in 1937 and was...[Read More] (Bio by: Screwtape)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section I
Gray, Peter b. December 12, 1819 d. October 3, 1874
Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives; member of Texas state senate, 1851-53; state court judge, 1854-61; Representative from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; justice of Texas supreme court, 1874.
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section E-2 Lot 106
GPS coordinates: 29.4587593, -95.2321625 (hddd.dddd)
Henderson, James Wilson b. August 15, 1817 d. August 30, 1880
4th Texas Governor. Born in Sumner County, Tennessee, he traveled to Texas at age nineteen to participate in the war for independence, but arrived after the Battle of San Jacinto. He settled in Harris County, became the county surveyor, studying law in his spare time, and was admitted to the bar. From 1843 to 1847 he served two terms each in the Texas House of Representatives and, after annexation, the House of the First Texas Legislature; in the latter he was chosen as house speaker during...[Read More] (Bio by: Hallie Garrison)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Hermann, George H. b. August 8, 1843 d. October 21, 1914
Philanthropist. By the time of his birth in 1843 the family owned a bakery and dairy business in Houston, Texas, having moved to the town in 1838. In 1861 he joined the Confederate Army serving in the 26th Texas Calvary until 1865. In 1872 he began the first of many ventures. After beginning in the cattle business as stock-keeper, he partnered with W. J. and Julius J. Settegast selling cattle and land. In 1884 his attentions turned to real estate and he began his purchases of land in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Hobby, Oveta Culp b. January 19, 1905 d. August 16, 1995
US Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; organized the Women's Army Corps. Oveta Culp was born in Killeen Texas on January 9, 1905. She was brought up with a strong sense of duty by her parents, who promoted in her a conviction in both the law and charity, and studied hard as a child. She received her degree in law from the University of Texas in 1925, and in 1931 married former Texas governor and newspaper publisher William Hobby. Working as an editor on her husband's paper The Houston...[Read More] (Bio by: Screwtape)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section H-3
GPS coordinates: 29.4585304, -95.2316513 (hddd.dddd)
Hobby, William P. b. March 26, 1878 d. June 7, 1964
26th Governor of Texas, Newspaper Publisher. Born in Moscow, Texas, his family moved to Livingston, then Houston, where he attended Houston High School. Hobby worked for the "Houston Post" from 1895 to 1907, starting as a circulation clerk, promoted to business writer in 1901, city editor, then managing editor, and participated in covering of some of the most spectacular stories of the time. Taking an active interest in politics, he was a founder of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Houston...[Read More] (Bio by: Hallie Garrison)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section F2
GPS coordinates: 29.4585304, -95.2316513 (hddd.dddd)
Hofheinz, Roy Mark b. April 10, 1912 d. November 22, 1982
Businessman. Legendary Houston politician, developer, and entrepeneur. Brought major league baseball to Houston. As "Father of the Astrodome", he created the concept of domed stadiums and luxury boxes. Briefly owned Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery, the marker at Forest Park Westheimer is actually a cenotaph. (Bio by: Joel Berry)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
House, Thomas W. b. March 4, 1814 d. January 17, 1880
Houston Mayor. He was born in the village of Stoke St. Gregory, Somersethire, England. He immigrated to America, landing in New York in 1835 where he earned his living as a baker. The next year, he moved to New Orleans to take charge of the bakery at the St. Charles Hotel. In 1838, he established the firm of House and Loveridge in Houston. In 1840 he began accepting bank deposits, the beginning of The House Bank. He produced and sold the first ice cream in Houston, restricting his confections...[Read More] (Bio by: Hallie Garrison)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Hughes Sr., Howard Robard b. September 9, 1869 d. January 14, 1924
Inventor. The father of Howard Hughes Jr., he invented the 64 tooth drill bit used to cut through hard rock while drilling for oil, it is still used today. The wealth he accumulated went to his son. (Bio by: mike k)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Oakdale Section
Hughes, Howard Robard b. December 24, 1905 d. April 5, 1976
Academy Award-winning producer and director, aviator and businessman. Howard Hughes was born in Houston on December 24, 1905 to wealthy parents. His father had invented a revolutionary new oil drilling bit that was able to cut cleaner through rock; as a result, he made a fortune during the exploding Texas oil boom years. Howard was brought up into the business, studied at Rice University, and when his father passed away in 1924, he inherited the Hughes Tool Company at the age of 19. Using his...[Read More] (Bio by: Screwtape)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Oakdale Section
Hutcheson, Joseph Chappell b. May 18, 1842 d. May 26, 1924
US Congressman. Born and raised on the "Mt Airy" plantation near Boydton, Virginia. He graduated from Randolph Macon College and immediately volunteered for service in the Confederate Army. His service included two tours one with the 21st Virginia Infantry and the second with the 14th Virginia Infantry in which unit he served as an officer. Upon the termination of hostilities he attended and graduated from the University of Virginia with a law degree. Once removed to Texas, Captain Hutcheson...[Read More] (Bio by: Jim Hutcheson)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Johnston, Rienzi Melville b. September 9, 1849 d. February 28, 1926
US Senator. Although only 12 years old, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 at the start of the Civil War, and served as a drummer until the war's end. After the war and upon reaching adulthood he launched a journalism and newspaper publishing career, eventually establishing the "Houston (TX) Post", and serving as editor-in-chief. He was appointed as a Democratic Senator from Texas to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joseph W. Bailey. His...[Read More]
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section H-2 Lot 114
GPS coordinates: 29.4583893, -95.2319031 (hddd.dddd)
Jones, Anson b. January 20, 1798 d. January 9, 1858
Texas Republic President. He served as the last President of the Texas Republic before it became part of the United States. Born in Seekonkville, Massachusetts, he studied medicine and was licensed to practice in 1820, but his efforts were unsuccessful; he moved to Norwich, Vermont and opened a drugstore, but that too failed. He traveled west, but after being arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by a creditor he stayed there running a medical office and teaching school until 1824, when he...[Read More] (Bio by: Screwtape)
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section F-1
Lubbock, Thomas Saltus b. November 29, 1817 d. January 9, 1862
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he stayed with his family until 1835 when he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to work in a cotton factory. When the Texas Revolution started, he traveled to Nacogdoches and fought in the siege of San Antonio under William Cooke; a short time later he signed on as a Lieutenant in the Texan Militia for an excursion to Santa Fe, but he and his men were captured and imprisoned; he soon escaped and made his way back to Texas. In...[Read More]
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section C-1

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