John Hemphill

John Hemphill (HM11QB)

Location: Canadian, TX 79014 Hemphill County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 54.781', W 100° 22.964'

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1803 - 1862

— County named for Texas Confederate —

On the eve of secession, U.S. Senator Hemphill set forth to Senate January 1861 Texas' right to secede and again became a sovereign nation. Elected delegate provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery, Alabama which drafted the new nation's constitution, mobilized manpower, set up financial structure, elected political leaders. Died in Richmond, Virginia, Confederate capital.
A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy
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HM NumberHM11QB
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByThe State of Texas
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 2:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 375237 N 3975183
Decimal Degrees35.91301667, -100.38273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 54.781', W 100° 22.964'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 54' 46.86" N, 100° 22' 57.84" W
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Area Code(s)806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 E Main St, Canadian TX 79014, US
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