L'histoire et la géographie du Texas comme dit dans le comté de noms . Velasco, en 1832, et en 1833 a été nommé Al-calde. Il a été membre de la consultation en 1835 et de la Convention en 1836, a également été un des signataires de la Déclaration. ofIndependence En 1838-9 il a été nommé l'un des com-missionnaires pour tracer le plan de la ville d'Austin et là une des rues principales et le ruisseau, formant le originaleastern limite de la ville, portent son nom. Il a été choisi comme dit au nom du comté 119 le premier maire de la ville en 1840. Après l'annexion à hereturned sa plantation dans Austin Comté et fo

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The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . Velasco in 1832, and in 1833 was appointed Al-calde. He was a member of the Consultation in 1835 and ofthe Convention in 1836; was also a signer of the Declaration ofIndependence. In 1838-9 he was appointed one of the com-missioners to lay out the plan of the City of Austin and oneof the principal streets and the creek, forming the originaleastern boundary of the city, bear his name. He was chosen As Told in County Names 119 the first Mayor of the city in 1840. After the annexation hereturned to his plantation in Austin County and for years wasChief Justice of the County and Representative for one termin the State Legislature. He represented the county in the Se-cession Convention of 1861. About the year 1876 he moved toAustin, but after a short residence returned to his plantationand died there in 1883. WHARTON. This county was named in honor of the distinguished broth-ers, William H. and John A, Wharton. They were descend-ants of an old and distinguished family in Virginia, and sons. J. A. WHARTON W. H. WHARTON of William Harris Wharton, a native of Albermarle County, Virginia. About 1801, shortly after his marriage, the father removedto Nashville, Tenn., where both sons were born, William Har-ris Wharton in 1806 and John A. Wharton in 1809. Theirfather died in 1815, and their mother a short time afterward. Jesse Wharton, their uncle, who had removed to Nashvillefrom Virginia, took charge of the orphans and directed their 120 The History and Geography of Texas education. He represented Tennessee in the lower house ofCongress of the United States from 1807 to 1809, and in theSenate of the United States in 1816 and 1817. After attending the preparatory schools, William H. Whar-ton entered the University of Nashville. Henry A. Wise, in his most entertaining volume entitledSeven Decades of the Union, says of him: At the firstcommencement of the Nashville University, which occurredsoon after our arrival there,

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