Giddings br/Lee County, Texas br/30 10.857' N 96 56.258' W br/br/Text: County seat of Lee County. Named for Jabez D. Giddings (1814-78), of Washington County, one of four brothers from Pennsylvania who were Texas transportation pioneers and business leaders. The town was established as a shipping point when Houston amp; Texas Central Railroad (in which J. D. Giddings was a stockholder) reached here in 1871. A second and third railroad (San Antonio amp; Aransas Pass, 1889, and Hearne amp; Brazos Valley, 1913) increased city's prestige. Commission form government was adopted in 1913. A diversified economy developed.