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Graduate, University of Virginia, admitted to bar and practiced law in Virginia until moving to Clinton, Texas, 1854. Was judge 40 years of 23rd District Court. Admired for his courage and impartiality. Despite threats against his life, called in the Texas Rangers in 1876 to bring law to De Witt County. Was elected in 1892 justice of 1st Supreme District, Galveston. Served there until his death. Recorded, 1968
Pleasants, Henry Clay, Judge is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0968, -97.2790 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stell, Thomas M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hillside Cemetery, Breeden, Charles Goodwin, and Hillside Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123002881. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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