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t. e. Glenwood Cemetery is located in Houston, Texas, United States. Developed in 1871, the first professionally designed cemetery in the city accepted its first burial in 1872. Its location at Washington Avenue overlooking Buffalo Bayou served as an entertainment attraction in the 1880s. The design was based on principles for garden cemeteries ...
Howard Robard Hughes Sr. (September 9, 1869 – January 14, 1924) was an American businessman and inventor who founded the Hughes Tool Company. He invented the "Sharp–Hughes" two-cone rotary drill bit during the Texas Oil Boom. Hughes was the father and namesake of Howard Hughes (Howard Robard Hughes Jr.) the American business tycoon and ...
Baker died on May 9, 1932, in Houston and was interred at Glenwood Cemetery. The Houston Settlement Association continued its work after Baker’s death. From 1956, it was known as Neighborhood Centers Association of Houston and Harris County, Inc.; and from 2017, it is known as BakerRipley. References
Death and legacy. Hermann died on October 21, 1914, in Baltimore. He was interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. Hermann’s greatest legacy endures in two Houston institutions: Hermann Park and Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. [citation needed] Hermann bequeathed an estate valued at $2.6 million to establish a hospital.
Edward M. House. Edward Mandell House (July 26, 1858 – March 28, 1938) was an American diplomat, and an adviser to President Woodrow Wilson. He was known as Colonel House, although his title was honorary and he had performed no military service. He was a highly influential back-stage politician in Texas before becoming a key supporter of the ...
Death. Allen died in Houston on August 3, 1895, at the age of ninety. She was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. The Texas State Historical Association sponsored a historical plaque at her grave site in 2009. Legacy. In 2019 a former DoubleTree hotel in Downtown Houston was renamed the C. Baldwin Hotel. See also
Ross Shaw Sterling (February 11, 1875 – March 25, 1949) was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of Texas, serving a single two-year term from January 20, 1931, to January 17, 1933.
Finnigan died of cancer on July 17, 1940, in New York City. She is buried in Glenwood Cemetery. Her will designated $25,000 to establish the Annette Finnigan Endowment Fund, a $25,000 grant to Wellesley College, and large amounts of money to the American Foundation for the Blind and the American Commission for Mental Hygiene.