FIRST - Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court - Canadian, TX
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N 35° 55.396 W 100° 22.618
14S E 375773 N 3976313
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, 1840
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, 1841-1845
Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1845-1858
Waymark Code: WMTPP6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2016
Views: 5
County of Marker: Hemphill County
Location of Marker: US-60/83, roadside park, 1/4 mile N. of Canadian
Marker Erected by: Texas Highway Department
Date Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Text:
HEMPHILL COUNTY
Formed form Young and Bexar territories. Created, August 21, 1876. Organized, July 5, 1886. Named in honor of John Hemphill, 1809-1862.
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. Adjutant General of the Somervell Expedition. Member of the first State Constitutional Convention. Member of the United States Congress. Canadian, the county seat.
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