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Richard A. Pauley |
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Valera vicinity,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 44' 20.29101",
-99° 32' 47.9736799998"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(March 20, 1882-May 16, 1925) A man who achieved boyhood wish to become a law officer, Pauley was a rancher before his election in 1923 to office of Coleman County sheriff. He was widely respected as a true gentleman. Often he did not carry a gun, preferring to convince fugitives that the law would protect, not hurt, them. He was shot by 2 stowaways while investigating a train car. His wife Kate Dancer Pauley and son Russell survived him. Recorded - 1968
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Richard A. Pauley Historical Marker Location Map, Valera vicinity, Texas
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