Valentine Dell (November 8, 1829 - October 10, 1885) was an educator, newspaper editor and publisher, politician, and U.S. marshal in Arkansas. He served terms in the Arkansas Senate[1] and helped establish Fort Smith's first free public school system. He immigrated to the United States from Germany. He eventually settled in Fort Smith.[2] He had several children including a son Valentine Dell Jr.
Valentine Dell | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1829 Weinheim, Grand Duchy of Baden |
| Died | October 10, 1885 (aged 55) Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Residence(s) | Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Newspaper editor |
| Profession | Journalist |
References edit
- ^ "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Including a Department Devoted to the Preservation of Sundry Personal, Business, Professional, and Private Records". 1889.
- ^ Allsopp, Fred William (May 13, 1922). "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More". Parke-Harper Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ "Valentine Dell". Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
- ^ "1876 May 18: Voucher, to Valentine Dell, publisher of the Fort Smith Weekly New Era, for three publications of ad, attached; Stephen Wheeler, clerk; James A. Fagan, U.S. marshal". United States Western District Court of Arkansas Records, 1839-1892. May 18, 1876.
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