Details for Lallie P. Carlisle

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5231007775

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Marker Number 7775
Atlas Number 5231007775
Marker Title Lallie P. Carlisle
Index Entry Carlisle, Lallie P.
Address
City Greenville
County Hunt
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 770667
UTM Northing 3670045
Subject Codes women, women's history topics; military topics
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location East Mound Cemetery, Marshall at Pine St.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size grave marker
Marker Text (1866-1949) First woman in Texas to hold an elective public office. Upon death of her first husband, E. W. Briscoe, she was appointed, April 17, 1902, by the Commissioners' Court to complete his term as clerk of Hunt County. At that time women could not vote in Texas. A ruling by the Attorney General of Texas upheld the appointment. Mrs. Briscoe, mother of five, later married C. C. Carlisle.

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