Lord, Irwin Capers
2525 Washington Avenue
Houston , 77007
Directions: Glenwood Cemetery, Section E-1; marker mounted on headstone; SW, across street from cemetery office, about 50 feet from curb
Key Time Period: 1846 - 1865 Statehood - Civil War
Corretions/New Research:
Marker Text: South Carolina native Irvin Capers Lord (1827-1914) came to Houston with his family in 1854. A machinist by trade, he was co-owner of Lord and Richardson's Eagle Iron Works. In 1858 he was elected alderman, representing the First Ward until 1863 when he was elected city Marshall. Lord helped lead Houston through the trying times of the Civil War and Reconstruction. He was elected alderman from the Fifth Ward in 1874 and became Houston's 26th mayor in 1875. He later served as a Harris County commissioner, street commissioner, and sheriff.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
Marker Type: Marker on monument
Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)
Key Map Information: 493 J
GPS Coordinates: 29 45.940, 95 23.158
Precinct No: 2
Marker No: 10720