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(Oct. 29, 1834 - Jan. 16, 1872) Educated in Tennessee as a lawyer, J. K. P. Record became the District Attorney for Dallas in 1860. He left that office to serve in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, but returned here after the conflict. In 1866 he became a state Senator and served as a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1866. He later practiced law in Dallas and was an active member of the Masons and the Odd Fellows organizations.
Record, James K. Polk is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7760, -96.8002 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John McClannahan Crockett, Darnell, Nicholas Henry, and Fowler, Juliette Abbey Peak.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006835. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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