Duggan, Arthur P. (Arthur Pope), 1876-1935

A real estate developer, attorney, civic leader, and politician, Duggan was born in 1876 in San Marcos, Texas. He was awarded a B.S. by the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas (1895) and an L.L.B. by the University of Texas (1899). He married Sarah Elizabeth Harral in 1902 and the marriage produced two children. Duggan worked as an abstractor in Denton, Texas, until 1912 when hired by Major George W. Littlefield as a general agent for the Littlefield Land Company. He also helped found the town of Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas, on Yellow House Ranch land owned by Major Littlefield (1912-1913). After serving in the Texas National Guard in World War I, he assisted in the organization of the Yellow House Land Company to continue the disposal of Yellow House Ranch Land until 1928. Duggan served as county commissioner of Lamb County (1915-1916), president of the Littlefield School Board (1914-1932), vice-president and president of West Texas Chamber of Commerce (1925-1927), and State Senator of Texas (1933-1935). He died in 1935 in Gonzales, Texas.

From the guide to the Arthur P. Duggan, Sr. Papers, S 275. 2., 1860-1957, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

Arthur P. Duggan, Sr. of Galveston, Texas, married the former Carrie Harral of Austin, Texas on June 18, 1902.

From the description of Papers, 1898-1899, (bulks 1898). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25636668

Real estate developer, attorney, civic leader, politician. Born in 1876 in San Marcos, Texas, Duggan was awarded a B.S. by Agriculture and Mechancial College of Texas (1895) and a L.L.B. by the University of Texas (1899). Married Sarah Elizabeth Harral in 1902 and had two children, Alice and Arthur, Jr. Worked as an abstractor in Denton, Texas, until 1912 when hired by Major George W. Littlefield as a general agent for the Littlefield Land Company. Helped found the town of Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas, on Yellow House Ranch land owned by Major Littlefield (1912-1913). After serving in the Texas National Guard in World War I, he assisted in the organization of the Yellow House Land Company to continue the disposal of Yellow House Ranch land until 1928. Served as county commissioner of Lamb County (1915-1916), president of the Littlefield School Board (1914-1932), vice-president and president of West Texas Chamber of Commerce (1925-1927), and State Senator of Texas (1933-1935). Died in 1935 in Gonzales, Texas.

From the description of Papers, 1860-1951, 1893-1944. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24014950