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Harrell,
Paul Vernon
Francis White Johnson, 1913.
Published 1914 (Digital copy found on HathiTrust’s digital library)
Transcribed by Charie Vines
Former city attorney at Brownwood, Mr.
Harrell represents the best ideals of the modern legal fraternity, and
from five years of successful experience at the beginning of his career
the promise of his future usefulness and prominence in professional and
public life of Texas is exceedingly bright. Mr. Harrell represents one
of the old families of this state, and its members have been actively
identified as farmers, professional men, businessmen and public
spirited citizens with various sections of the state for a great many
years.
Paul
Vernon Harrell was born in Hunt County, Texas, April 2, 1881, a son of
John E. and Anna (Chapman) Harrell. The parents were both natives of
Hunt County, and on both sides the grandparents came to this state
during the fifties. The families of Chapmans and Harrells came
originally from South Carolina, and were among the people who endured
the hardships of western frontier life and laid the foundation for the
later era of prosperity and development. John E. Harrell has been a
stockman and farmer all his life, and since 1885, has been a resident
of Brown County. He has considerable land interests and is one of the
successful stock raisers of this section. There were three sons in the
family, of whom Paul V. is the oldest. Herbert Goldsmith Harrell, a
resident of Brown County is well known in professional circles as a
musician, particularly as a singer, and music is in a manner a natural
gift to all members of this family. The youngest son is Claude Chapman,
who is now attending school in Brownwood.
Paul
V. Harrell was educated in the public schools of Brown County, was
graduated Bachelor of Science in the class of 1903 from the Daniel
Baker College of Brownwood, and then entered the University of Texas in
the law department, where he was graduated LL. B. in 1907. In the
following year, having been admitted to the bar he took up the practice
of the law at Brownwood, and was soon afterwards elected city attorney
and served in that office from 1909 to 1913. He is establishing a fine
clientele, and is a young man of typical character and growing ability.
He has been a loyal worker in Democratic ranks, and fraternally is a
member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Harrell is unmarried. Like other
members of the familv he finds diversion in music, and is popular in
social circles at Brownwood. --
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