Judge John Danley was a Blacksmith and the first Chief Justice (county judge) of Bell County. Danley was one of about 30 to 40 settlers who met under an ancient live oak tree near the banks of the Leon River in April of 1850 to elect a temporary county commission and organize Bell County. He would later be elected the county's first Chief Justice.
Judge John Danley was a Blacksmith and the first Chief Justice (county judge) of Bell County. Danley was one of about 30 to 40 settlers who met under an ancient live oak tree near the banks of the Leon River in April of 1850 to elect a temporary county commission and organize Bell County. He would later be elected the county's first Chief Justice.
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