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 James Winford Hunt
N 32° 27.452 W 099° 43.458
14S E 431927 N 3591382
Texas Historical Marker at the grave of James Winford Hunt, in historic Abilene Municipal Cemetery, noting his career as a minister and educator.
Waymark Code: WMVPJA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2017
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Marker Number: 2740
Marker Text:
(July 9, 1875 - March 12, 1934)
Born in present Oklahoma, James Winford Hunt grew up on the Texas High Plains. A newspaper publisher for several years, he became a Methodist minister in 1903. While a pastor in Abilene, he convinced the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church to build a college in the town. The school, McMurry College, opened in 1923 with Dr. Hunt as president. Known widely for his writings and sermons, he became a successful Christian educator.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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