Born in
Vienna, Austria, he was a Texas pioneer and soldier who fought in the
Texas Revolution, subsequently supporting the
Republic's annexation to the United States. As a surveyor, he drew up the original
street grids for the Texas cities of
Waco,
Caldwell, and
Stephenville. He was a charter member of historic Waco Masonic Lodge #92. He married Lucinda Chalmers in December 1845, and they had five children. He was elected to the
Texas House of Representatives in 1844 and 1846, and to the
Texas Senate in 1848, 1861, and 1873. ==References==