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Historical commission requests marker for James H. Washington; court takes no action
Summary
Kathy Wells, chair of the Grimes County Historical Commission, requested permission to erect a Texas Historical Commission standing marker honoring James H. Washington on the Grimes County Courthouse grounds; because no commissioner moved the item, the court took no action at this meeting.
Kathy Wells, chairman of the Grimes County Historical Commission, asked the court to allow placement of a Texas Historical Commission standing marker honoring James H. Washington on the grounds of the historic Grimes County Courthouse.
Wells summarized Washington’s biography: he was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in May 1850, attended Oberlin College, served as principal of a school for Black students in Navasota, and represented Grimes County in the 13th Texas Legislature during Reconstruction. Wells said the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act (Senate Bill 667 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 of 2023) established a program to honor African American legislators who served between 1870 and 1875 and that Washington served in that historic session, though he is buried in Galveston.
When the judge asked for a motion to approve the marker request, no motion was made and the court therefore took no action on the request at this session.
