Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Richard Malcolm Smith
(December 29, 1852 - August 19, 1935)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019
1. Richard Malcolm Smith Marker
Inscription.
Richard Malcolm Smith. (December 29, 1852 - August 19, 1935). Born in Kentucky, Richard Malcolm Smith came to Texas in his youth. He found work as a journalist with the Galveston News and the Brazos Pilot. Smith attended his first Democratic state convention in 1878. He became a lawyer in 1885. Moving to Wood County in 1897, Smith established the Winnsboro Free Press and the Wood County News, which was purchased by the Mineola Monitor. He served as Wood County Judge from 1908 to 1912, then became judge of the 7th judicial district. He served in the Texas Legislature from 1931 to 1932. Smith and his wife Euzelia (1872-1960) were the parents of four sons.
Born in Kentucky, Richard Malcolm Smith came to Texas in his youth. He found work as a journalist with the Galveston News and the Brazos Pilot. Smith attended his first Democratic state convention in 1878. He became a lawyer in 1885. Moving to Wood County in 1897, Smith established the Winnsboro Free Press and the Wood County News, which was purchased by the Mineola Monitor. He served as Wood County Judge from 1908 to 1912, then became judge of the 7th judicial district. He served in the Texas Legislature from 1931 to 1932. Smith and his wife Euzelia (1872-1960) were the parents of four sons.
Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11666.)
Location. 32° 39.374′ N, 95° 29.587′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It can be reached from City Cemetery Road west of South Pacific Street (U.S. 69). Located within the Cedars Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 South Pacific Street, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
