--- front side --- Born in New York, January 8, 1801 * Died in Bastrop County, Texas, October 31, 1853 * Doctor- Lawyer, Soldier, Legislator Erected by the State of Texas 1936 --- back side --- Delegate to the Second Conven- tion of Texas, 1833 * Physician in the Army of Texas, 1835 - 1836 * Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1836 * Grand Senior Warden of the Grand (Masonic) Lodge of Texas, 1837 * Member of the Second Congress, 1837 - 1838