William L. Cabell

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William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
W. L. Cabell 1
William Lewis Cabell 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Army general
engineer
human
lawyer
mayor
politician
allegiance Confederate States of America
birthDate 1827-01-21
birthPlace Danville, Virginia
Virginia
burialPlace Confederate Cemetery, Dallas
Dallas, Texas
commanded cavalry units in the Trans-Mississippi Theater
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1911-02-21
education United States Military Academy
surface form: United States Military Academy (did not graduate)
familyName Cabell
father Benjamin W. S. Cabell
fullName William L. Cabell self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Lewis Cabell
givenName William
middleName Lewis
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
nickname Old Tige
notableFor multiple terms as mayor of Dallas, Texas
service as a Confederate brigadier general
notableWork development of Dallas municipal infrastructure
occupation civil engineer
politician
soldier
officeEnd as mayor of Dallas: 1876
as mayor of Dallas: 1879
as mayor of Dallas: 1885
officeStart as mayor of Dallas: 1874
as mayor of Dallas: 1877
as mayor of Dallas: 1883
party Democratic Party
positionHeld Confederate States Army officer
U.S. Army officers
surface form: United States Army officer

mayor of Dallas, Texas
postwarActivity involvement in Confederate veterans’ organizations
railroad promotion and development in Texas and the Southwest
relative Ben E. Cabell
Earle Cabell
residence Arkansas
Dallas, Texas
servedIn Army of the Trans-Mississippi
surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department
spouse Harriet Amanda Rector

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William L. Cabell fullName William L. Cabell self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Lewis Cabell
Mayor of Dallas positionHeldBy William L. Cabell
this entity surface form: W. L. Cabell
Earle Cabell relative William L. Cabell