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(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.
John A.Holmes is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.3533, -101.3708 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Panhandle Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad_Panhandle, Texas, Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montana, and Finch-Lord-Nelson and the Founding of Panhandle City.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065002765. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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