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William Robert Smith |
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Memorial Park Cemetery, 300 Red River [section B, lot 19], Victoria,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
28° 48' 53.22381999984",
-97° 0' 19.30798000008"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
(July 20, 1888- July 20, 1952) Served in Co. D, Texas Rangers (1927-1933), under Captains W. W. Sterling, Will Wright, and Albert Mace. Hazardous duties included patrolling the Rio Grande for smugglers, protecting a prisoner from a Sherman lynch mob, dipping cattle for tick fever under death threat in Brazoria County, and investigating hot oil scandals at Kilgore. Deputy Sheriff of Cameron County (1933-1940), police lieutenant in Brownsville (1940-1946). An effective lawman. (1972)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
William Robert Smith Historical Marker Location Map, Victoria, Texas
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