James Wilmer Dallam

James Wilmer Dallam (1818–1847) was an American legal scholar and author. He is the namesake of Dallam County, Texas.

Biography

James Wilmer Dallam was born September 24, 1818 in Baltimore, Maryland to Francis Johnson and Sarah (Wilmer) Dallam.[1] He attended Brown University and graduated in 1837, and was subsequently elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[2] Then he went to Reverdy Johnson's office to study law. In 1839, he went to Matagorda, Texas and stayed for a while to compile a book on Texas' laws, titled as A Digest of the Laws of Texas, it was sometimes referred to as "the lawyer's bible", and was republished in 1881, 1883, and 1904.[1] In 1845, he moved back to Matagorda, where he married Annie Fisher, daughter of Samuel Rhoads Fisher. They had one daughter.[3] In July 1846, he founded the Colorado Herald and edited it for a brief period before his death on August 20, 1847.[1]

Selected works

References
  1. Dallam Gregory, Kate (June 12, 2010). "Dallam, James Wilmer". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. Catalogue of the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University. 1914. Page 35.
  3. A Guide to the Fisher Family Papers, 1817-1911


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