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Dallam (other)
Dallam may refer to: *Dallam County, Texas, United States * Dallam, Warrington, Cheshire, England * Dallam School, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England * Dallam Tower, historic house near Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England * Dallam family of English organ-builders * Dallam's Decisions, a private law report for the Republic of Texas People with surname Dallam * James Wilmer Dallam, American lawyer and newspaper publisher after whom Dallam County, Texas is named *Richard Dallam Richard Dallam (May 11, 1865 – April 11, 1939) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as Secretary of State of Maryland from 1896 to 1899. Early life Richard Dallam was born on May 11, 1865, in Bel Air, Maryland, to Mary C. (né ... (1865–1939), American politician from Maryland * Thomas Dallam (c. 1570 – after 1614) first of family of organ builders See also * * {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallam County, Texas
Dallam County is the north-westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 7,115. Its county seat is Dalhart. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1891. It is named for James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher. Dallam is the northernmost of the 10 Texas counties that from 1885 to 1912 constituted the legendary XIT Ranch. The ranch is still celebrated through the XIT Museum in Dalhart and the annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion held the first long weekend in August. History Dallam County was formed in 1876 from portions of Bexar County. It was named after James Wilmer Dallam, the lawyer who made the first digest of Texas laws. The first settlement in the area followed in 1870, which resulted in the Red River War of 1874 and 1875 with the native Comanche and Kiowa tribes. In 1900–01, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company built a stretch from Liberal, Kansas, to Tucumcari, New Mexico, which ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallam, Warrington
Dallam is a suburb of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was historically in Lancashire but is now in Cheshire. It is home to a Royal Mail rail terminus on the main West Coast Main Line railway, opposite a large Eddie Stobart Edward Pears Stobart (born 18 April 1929), better known as Eddie Stobart, is a British businessman who started an agriculture business in the late 1940s. This became ''Eddie Stobart Ltd'' in 1970 and expanded to a haulage company during the 19 ... distribution centre. Most housing is former council housing. It is situated at the terminus of the Warrington Borough Transport number 16 and 16A bus routes. References External linksDallam Community Primary School Geography of Warrington {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallam School
Dallam School is a mixed, 11-19 secondary school with academy status, located in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. History The school was founded in 1984 through the merger of Heversham Grammar School and Milnthorpe Secondary School. Heversham School was founded and endowed on 24 January 1619/20, by Edward Wilson, Kt (1557-1653), of Nether Levens, who also owned Heversham Hall.R Percival Brown, ''Edward Wilson of Nether Levens (1557-1653) and his kin'' (Kendal, 1930). It occupied the site known in recent years as Old School, above and behind the village church, on Heversham Head. The building is now a private house. The present ivy-clad Boarding House and Big School (formerly the school hall) date from the 1880s. After occupying many different buildings around the village, Milnthorpe Secondary School moved to its current location, complete with Community Centre, in 1968. Dallam is a boarding school, the boarding house being on a separate site from that of the main school. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallam Tower
Dallam Tower is a grade I listed country house in Beetham parish, near Milnthorpe, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association but is not open to the public except for occasional charity events, visits to the garden through the National Garden Scheme, and as a wedding venue. The house is described as "Early C18 with C17 core, remodelled early C19" and has rainwater pipes dated 1722; its interiors include panelling by Gillow of Lancaster. It has a deer park of , running down to the River Bela beside the A6 road with a prominent grade II listed 18th-century deer shelter. The shelter was damaged by fire in April 2021. A public road and several public footpaths run through the deer park. It has sometimes been erroneously referred to as Dallam Castle, and an earlier spelling was Dalham Tower. Before local government reorganisation in 1974 Dallam Tower was in the county of Westmorland. History A pele tower was built on the site in about 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallam Family
Dallam was the surname of a family of English organ builders, active in England and Brittany. The first known member of the family, Thomas Dallam, originated from Dallam in Lancashire. Thomas Dallam I The first Thomas Dallam (1575; after 1620) left Lancashire, to establish himself in London where he became a member of the Blacksmiths' Company. During 1599 and 1600 he went on a voyage from London to Constantinople in order to deliver an organ to the sultan Mehmet III. After his return to England Thomas Dallam married and built many important organs, including that of King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Robert Dallam Thomas Dallam's son Robert Dallam (born ca. 1602) became an important organ builder. He and his family relocated to Brittany during the English Commonwealth, when it was impossible to pursue a career as an organ builder in England. In 1660, following the restoration of the monarchy, Robert Dallam and other members of the family returned to England. Robert and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallam's Decisions
''Dallam's Decisions'' is a case law reporter that was published by James Wilmer Dallam in Texas that included opinions of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas The Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas was the court of last resort for legal matters in the Republic of Texas from the Republic's independence from Mexico in 1836 until its annexation by the United States of America in 1846. The current Supre ..., with the exception of the final year of the court (1845). It has the only record of opinions for the court, as no official reporter was published. The opinions were first printed in 1845, in "''Dallam's Digest of Texas Laws''" on pages 357–632. It was reprinted in 1881, using the same pagination as the original.{{smallcaps, Soule, at 59 n.2. Notes Case law reporters of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wilmer Dallam
James Wilmer Dallam (1818–1847) was an American legal scholar and author. He is the namesake of Dallam County, Texas. Biography Dallam was born September 24, 1818, in Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ..., to Francis Johnson and Sarah (Wilmer) Dallam. He attended Brown University and graduated in 1837, and was subsequently elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Then he went to Reverdy Johnson's office to study law. In 1839, he went to Matagorda, Texas, and stayed for a while to compile a book on Texas' laws, titled as ''A Digest of the Laws of Texas'', it was sometimes referred to as "the lawyer's bible", and was republished in 1881, 1883, and 1904. In 1845, he moved back to Matagorda, where he married Annie Fisher, daughter of Samuel Rhoads Fisher. They h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dallam
Richard Dallam (May 11, 1865 – April 11, 1939) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as Secretary of State of Maryland from 1896 to 1899. Early life Richard Dallam was born on May 11, 1865, in Bel Air, Maryland, to Mary C. (née Maulsby) and William H. Dallam. His father was state's attorney, deputy collector at the Port of Baltimore, and veteran of the Civil War. Dallam's maternal grandfather was Israel D. Maulsby, state delegate of Harford County. He attended Bel Air Academy and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1888. Career After graduating, Dallam practiced law in Bel Air. He was appointed as deputy of the Baltimore customs house under Colonel Webster. He served in that role until 1889. He then continued his law practice. Dallam was a Republican. In 1896, he was appointed as Secretary of State of Maryland by Governor Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (February 21, 1845 – January 8, 1905), a member of the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
