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John A. Holmes |
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Panhandle,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 21' 14.20176999996",
-101° 22' 55.9093500012"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(1886-1929) Born in Mississippi; received law degree from University of Texas. Became county attorney of Roberts County. Elected district attorney of 31st Judicial District in 1922. In 1928, appointed district attorney of 84th District by Governor of Texas to relentlessly prosecute criminals who infested oil fields during Borger's boom years. Often threatened by gangsters, he was shot to death by gunmen at his home in Borger.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
John A. Holmes Historical Marker Location Map, Panhandle, Texas
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