Details for William Robert Smith
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5469006567
Data
| Marker Number | 6567 |
| Atlas Number | 5469006567 |
| Marker Title | William Robert Smith |
| Index Entry | Smith, William Robert |
| Address | Memorial Park Cemetery, 300 Red River [section B, lot 19] |
| City | Victoria |
| County | Victoria |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 694644 |
| UTM Northing | 3189099 |
| Subject Codes | law enforcement; rangers |
| Marker Year | |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Memorial Park Cemetery, 300 Block of W. Red River, Victoria; Sect. B. lot 19 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (July 20, 1888- July 20, 1952) Served in Co. D, Texas Rangers (1927-1933), under Captains W. W. Sterling, Will Wright, and Albert Mace. Hazardous duties included patrolling the Rio Grande for smugglers, protecting a prisoner from a Sherman lynch mob, dipping cattle for tick fever under death threat in Brazoria County, and investigating "hot oil" scandals at Kilgore. Deputy Sheriff of Cameron County (1933-1940), police lieutenant in Brownsville (1940-1946). An effective lawman. (1972) |