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Quentin Durward Corley
Quentin Durward Corley, Sr. (January 21, 1884 - April 22, 1980) was a Texas circuit judge. Biography He was born in Mexia, Texas on January 21, 1884, to Daniel Jacob Corley (1852–1948) and Mary Louise California (1851–1946). His parents were from Alabama, and moved to Texas in 1874. Quentin moved to Dallas, Texas in 1895. In 1901 he graduated from the Oak Cliff high school. On September 18, 1905, in Utica, New York he was in a railroad accident and lost both hands and one arm and shoulder. Within two years he invented and patented an artificial limb. He went on to study law in the offices of Muse & Allen in Dallas, and in 1907 passed the Dallas County, Texas bar. In 1908 he was elected to the office of justice of the peace, and his service in that capacity was of such a character that in the campaign of 1912 he was elected a county judge. He died on April 22, 1980, in Dallas, Texas. Patents *Improvements in and relating to artificial arms (1920) Legacy *Quentin D. Corley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', diminutive form of ''Quintus (praenomen), Quintus'', that means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 502b and 503a. People *Saint Quentin (died c. 287) *Quentin Anderson (1912–2003), American literary critic and cultural historian *Quentin Bajac (born 1965), French curator and historian of photography *Quentin Bataillon (born 1993), French politician *Quentin Blake (born 1932), illustrator, famous for his work in Roald Dahl books *Quentin Bryce (born 1942), the 25th Governor-General of Australia *Quentin N. Burdick (1908-1992), American lawyer and senator from North Dakota *Quentin Leo Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, British musician *Quentin Cooper (born 1961) a science journalist, and broadcaster. *Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), author and social critic *Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
