​Robert Henry Harrison, M.D.
​(November 13, 1826 - October 17, 1905)

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Marker No: 2396

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.708845, -96.538239

Marker Text: ​A Georgia native and a doctor's son, Robert Henry Harrison received his medical degree in Ohio in 1846. He married Martha V. Towell in 1856, then served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. He moved to Columbus with his family in 1869, lived in a home at this site, and opened a doctor's office on the town square. He was a founding member and president of the state medical association. Helped establish Texas' Board of Health, and was a prolific medical journalist. He built a hospital in Columbus in 1880 for a railway employees. He left a legacy of civic leadership and volunteer medical service. (1994)

Location: ​302 Preston Street, Columbus