(1899-1959)
From this courthouse, James V. Allred began his career that led to highest state office. As lawyer with firm of O'Neal and Martin, he won elections as district attorney in 1923 and Attorney General of Texas, 1931. Governor from 1935 to 1939, he corrected many social and economic ills, ushering in era of better government for state. In his last years, he was a federal judge. He is remembered for his crusading liberalism and his personal integrity. He married Joe Betsy Miller. They had three sons.HM Number | HM1TPQ |
---|---|
Tags | |
Year Placed | 1970 |
Placed By | State Historical Survey Committee |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, August 13th, 2016 at 9:02am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 546713 N 3752515 |
---|---|
Decimal Degrees | 33.91201667, -98.49468333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 54.721', W 98° 29.681' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 54' 43.26" N, 98° 29' 40.86" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 940 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 900 7th St, Wichita Falls TX 76301, US |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments