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Asa Hoxie Willie (October 11, 1829 – March 16, 1899) was a United States representative representing Texas and chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. During the Civil War, he served as a major in the Confederate Army. Willie was elected as a Democrat to one term in Congress from 1873 to 1875 as an at-large member.
These included Willie G’s (named for their father), near The Galleria, and the first Landry's Seafood on the far west side of the city. [2] By 1986, nearly all of the partners wanted to sell their shares. They found a willing buyer in Tilman Fertitta, who paid $400,000 on December 31, 1986, for a controlling interest in the company. [2]
Tilman Joseph Fertitta was born in Galveston, Texas, [13] on June 25, 1957. [14] He is of Sicilian descent. [15] His father, Vic, owned a seafood restaurant on Galveston Island, and after school, Tilman would peel shrimp in his father's restaurant.
Willie C’s was one of Wichita’s most popular dining destinations during its heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Rowe founded the restaurant in 1985 and modeled it after a Texas-style cafe.
William Lewis Moody Jr. (January 25, 1865 – July 21, 1954) [1] [2] [3] was an American financier and entrepreneur from Galveston, Texas, who founded a private bank, an insurance company, and one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States. [4]
From West Texas to West Hollywood, Willie Nelson has love for the LGBQTIA+ community, as evidenced in his new duet with Orville Peck. On Friday, April 5, the 90-year-old country music icon joined ...
The Mathilda Wehmeyer House and German-American Kindergarten School is a two-story building located at 1616 Winnie St. (Avenue G) in Galveston, Texas. Built in 1887, the building housed a school operated by German immigrant Mathilda Wehmeyer between 1891 and 1898.
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...