Persons associated with the E. S. Levy Building

Architects

1898 C. W. Bulger, office

1908 Green & Finger

Louis Sterling Green, Joseph Finger, Galveston buildings include:

John R. Scott

Attorneys

John L. Darrouzet, lobbyist in Texas Legislature, had office in CNB in 1914. Town in Panhandle named for him, spelled Darrouzett (from Handbook of Texas).

Dibrell, C. G. later an associate of McDonald and Wayman, RR man, later judge of 56th District court. In 1926 the sitting judge (Brady?) was disbarred (?) (stepped down?) and Ma Ferguson appointed Dibrell in ca. 1926-27. Dibrell was judge of the 56th district court unopposed for 27 years. Died Aril 1, 1961. His son, C. G. Dibrell ("Chick") lives in Galveston.

Kleberg, Marcellus E. (1849-1913)

Office in Levy, 1908-1913

from Handbook of Texas; Marcellus E. Kleberg, attorney, son of Robert Justus and Rosalie (von Roeder) Kleberg, was born at Meyersville, Texas, on February 7, 1849. He attended Concrete College and graduated form the law school of Washington and Lee university in 1872. He established his law practice in DeWitt County and in 1873 was elected to the House of the Thirteenth Texas Legislature. He moved to Bellville in 1875 and formed a law partnership with B. T. Harris. On October 24, 1875, he married Emilie Miller of Austin and later in the year moved his law practice to Galveston. In Galveston, Kleberg was city attorney, city commissioner, and a trustee and president of the school board for eighteen years. He was a charter member of the state bar association and a delegate to the national bar association in 1912. He was a regent of the University of Texas under Governor S. W. T. Lanham. Kleberg dies in Galveston on March 1, 1913, leaving his widow and six children.

Kopperl, Moritz O.

born, Galveston March 15, 1875, died, Galveston 1917

From C. G. Dibrell, Galveston: One of the original shareholders of ANICO according to Chick Dibrell.

Treaccar, H. H.

District clerk, Galveston County

Wilson, Daniel

Corporation Court, now city/ municipal court, was in the middle of 20th street, part of city hall complex.

York, Oliver S.

Attorney, appointed Postmaster of Galveston in 1923 under President Harding; reappointed under Coolidge and Hoover; Asst. US District Attorney; member of Texas State legislature; came to Galveston 1907; Asst. US District Attorney until 1914 then entered private practice and postmaster duties.

Physicians

Graves, Marvin L., Graves Hospital at UTMB, President of the Texas State Medical Association.

Guiteras, Gregario Maria, M. D., b. Matanzas, Cuba, Mar 12, 1863. Practice in Charleston, S. C., 1886-87; asst. surgeon, advancing through grades to sr. surgeon, U. S. Marine Hospital Service (now U. S. Public Health Service), 1888-1927. Considered an authority of the disease of yellow fever.

Keiller, William. Member of the original faculty at UTMB, Keiller Building named after him at UTMB.

McLaughlin, James Warton (1840-1909), 1897 accepted a chaired professorship in the medical department of UTMB. Active member of the Texas State Medical Association (now the Texas Medical Association); he served on various committees and was elected president in 1894. Other professional affiliations included the AMA, Am. Public Health assoc.; Southern Surgical and Gynecological Assoc., Austin Microscopic Society, and Travis County Medical Society. He was a regent of the University if Texas (1907-09) During his tenure at the medical school in Galveston, he expanded the clinical laboratory and incorporated laboratory techniques into clinical teaching. Resigned from UTMB in 1905.

Federal Agencies, Offices

U. S. Hydrographic Office

1908-09 - W. F. Johnson, clerk in charge

1913 - W. F. Johnson, clerk in charge

1914

1916

U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service

1908-09 ditto

1909-10 ditto

name change

1913 - U. S. Public Health Service

1914 - ditto

U. S. Weather Bureau

1899-1900, 3rd floor, Isaac Cline, in charge.

Stores on ground floor

1897-1917 E. S. Levy & Co. , clothing

building sells to city National Bank, 1908, general warranty deed - 4-23-08, filed same date

1916 E. S. Levy, clothing

1917 Levy moves to 2227 Postoffice

1919-1923 Woolworth's, five & dime (cd 1923), lease signed 12-29-1916, filed 1-13-17, lease between CNB and FW Woolworth & Co, dated 12-29-1916, filed 1-13-1917

1921-1933 Ben Doherty & Co., clothing

1934-35 Robertson, George W, Furniture company

1936-37 Robertson-Shaw Furniture Co

1938-1952 Silkensen-Shaw Furniture Co.

1953 vacant


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