Nicholas Henry Darnell
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This medallion and plate stands next to Darnell's grave in Pioneer Cemetery, downtown Dallas.
Waymark Code: WM3T4E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2008
Views: 24
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Darnell, Nicholas Henry
Address: Pioneer Cemetery
City: Dallas
County: Dallas
Subject Codes: CV; ML; OS
Year Marker Erected: 1986
Marker Location: Pioneer Cemetery, N side of Dallas Convention Center on Ceremonial Dr., Dallas
Marker Size: grave marker
Marker Number: 6677
Marker Text:
(April 20, 1807 - June 7, 1885)
Soon after arriving in Texas in 1838, Nicholas Darnell was elected to the Republic of Texas Congress, where he served as Speaker of the House. A delegate to the 1845 Statehood Convention, he later represented Dallas and Tarrant counties in the State Legislature, again serving as speaker. He resigned in 1863 to lead the 18th Texas Cavalry. After the Civil War, Darnell was again elected to the Texas Legislature and was a delegate to the 1875 Constitutional Convention. (1986)
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