Gentry Dugat
Mineral, Bee County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(April 25, 1989 - February 5, 1966) Colorful historian, orator, and journalist. Born on nearby ranch, son of Alex and Martha (Page) Dugat. Earned law degree. Worked on seven Texas newspapers; edited "Cotton Ginners Journal". Wrote biography of post-Civil War editor-orator Henry W. Grady. World War I veteran, Methodist, Mason; member, Sons of American Revolution, Lions. Collected rare books, newspapers, artifacts. In 1958 organized and chaired Bee County Historical Commission. Recorded - 1972
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born on a nearby ranch, Gentry Dugat became a colorful Bee County historian, orator, and journalist who earned a law degree and worked on seven Texas newspapers, editing the Cotton Ginners Journal and writing a biography of the post–Civil War editor Henry W. Grady. A World War I veteran and avid collector of rare books, newspapers, and artifacts, he organized and chaired the Bee County Historical Commission in 1958. The county honored his memory with this marker.
Why it matters
Dugat exemplifies the local chroniclers whose collecting and writing preserved Texas history for later generations.
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