Trezevant Calhoun Hawpe

In August 1859 Hawpe served as secretary of a Dallas citizens' meeting called to expel Solomon McKinney, a minister suspected of being an abolitionist. A year later he helped organize the county convention that chose delegates to the state Secession Convention. By 1860 he was among the wealthiest men in the county, with a large farm, thoroughbred horses, a share in a steam flour mill and farm-implement agencies. He organized the Thirty-first Texas Cavalry in 1862 and was elected colonel, but the regiment was dismounted that November and he resigned on November 21 and returned to Dallas.

What the plaque says

Trezevant Calhoun Hawpe (September 16, 1820 - August 12, 1863) Georgia native, a widower, moved from Tennessee to Dallas County with his son. He married Electa Underwood Bethurum in 1848. Elected Dallas County sheriff in 1850, he served two terms. He later was justice of the peace and county coroner, and an officer of Tannehill Masonic Lodge. A leader in the secession movement in Dallas County, he organized and was first colonel of the 31st Texas Cavalry in 1862, and was instrumental in the Confederate victory at Newtonia, Missouri. Hawpe was stabbed to death by a friend after a quarrel on the steps of the county courthouse. (1999)

Where it stands

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