Quentin Durward Corley
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Quentin Durward Corley, Sr. (January 21, 1884 - April 22, 1980) was a Texas circuit judge.
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 study of 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 was elected a county judge. He died on April 22, 1980 in Dallas Texas.
Biography
He was born in Mexia, TexasMexia, Texas
Mexia is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,552 at the 2008 census.The city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name , is "A great place, no matter how you pronounce it."...
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
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in 1895. In 1901 he graduated from the Oak Cliff high school. On September 18, 1905 in Utica, New York
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
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 study of law in the offices of Muse & Allen in Dallas, and in 1907 passed the Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
bar. In 1908 he was elected to the office of justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, and his service in that capacity was of such a character that in the campaign of 1912 was elected a county judge. He died on April 22, 1980 in Dallas Texas.