Norris Wright Cuney

Norris Wright Cuney (HM28AD)

Location: Galveston, TX 77550 Galveston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 18.178', W 94° 47.395'

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(1846-1898)

Born a slave on the Waller County plantation of his father, Philip Cuney, Norris Wright Cuney was sent to Wyle Street School in Pennsylvania for an early education. At the age of seventeen he moved to St. Louis and found employment on Mississippi River steamboats.

Following the Civil War Cuney moved to Galveston, where in 1867 he helped care for victims of the island's yellow fever epidemic. Interested in politics, he became a leader in the local Republican Party, eventually rising to high office in the state and national party organizations. He served as county agent in 1871, and in 1872 was appointed inspector of customs for the District of Texas, a position he held until he was elected Galveston's first black alderman in 1883.

As a leader in the Republican Party, Cuney served as chairman of the state convention in 1882 and as a delegate to the national conventions in 1876, 1880, 1884, and 1888. He was appointed Collector of Customs by President Benjamin Harrison in 1889.

Norris Wright Cuney was an important political and civic leader in Galveston. A park was dedicated in his memory in 1937. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery.
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HM NumberHM28AD
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Year Placed1989
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, June 9th, 2018 at 4:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees29.30296667, -94.78991667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 18.178', W 94° 47.395'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 18' 10.68" N, 94° 47' 23.7" W
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Area Code(s)409, 281
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2000 Ball St, Galveston TX 77550, US
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