Leonard history

Henry Leonard, English convict from Berkshire, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on July 3, 1822, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia

William Leonard, British Convict who was convicted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for life , transported aboard the "Commodore Hayes" in April 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)

His first trip to Fannin County was in 1843.

The town of Leonard, Fannin County, Texas, is located in the center of a tract of land which, on February 8, 1845, Anson Jones, as president of the Republic of Texas, granted to Martin Moore.

Sampson sold the tract to E. J. Hart in 1853 for four thousand dollars.

William Leonard, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Egmont" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th June 1858

Solomon Langdon purchased the tract in February, 1859, for $10,500.

By 1861, Leonard had accumulated over 10,000 acres of land in Southwest Fannin County.

M. Leonard, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Storm Cloud" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1862

Robert Leonard, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Sydenham" in 1870

Sarah Leonard, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blairgowrie" in 1875

The sale of lots on July 22, 1880, was also the occasion of a picnic.

In 1882, the post office moved to the Allison and Grider Hardware Store.

In 1885, according to Carter's History of Fannin County, Leonard had a population of 350 people.

14, 1889, Leonard was declared an incorporated town by Fannin County Judge, William A. Bramlette.

Albert Erwin, a 20-year-old, founded the Leonard Graphic in April, 1890.

Sudderth acquired the business and it has been under his personal management since that time.G .D. Galloway moved to Leonard in 1895 and bought J.O. Kuyrkendall s dry goods store in the building now occupied by R.O. Evans.

The business was founded by J.R. Wilson and is now under the management of his son, Pat.The worst fire that has occurred in Leonard since the west side burned in 1898 broke out Sunday morning, Oct.

In 1909, Doctor Dodson sold the school to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, United StatesA. and the name was changed to Cumberland College.

1912), aged 26, Irish Steward from Belfast, Ireland who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking Mr.

He was twice wounded, the first time on April 12, 1918, from which he recovered and returned to the firing line.

R. C. May wrote in the Leonard Graphic, July 28, 1930, the following description of the public square and surrounding land: "The soil was virgin, covered with a thick, dense growth.

Joe Hall retired from the firm in 1937.The Gill Sudderth Furniture and Undertaking Co. is the oldest business firm in Leoanrd from the standpoint of having the same individual as manager.

In 1967 Judy Collins recorded two of his songs, “Suzanne” and “Dress Rehearsal Rag,” and that same year Cohen began performing in public, including an appearance at the Newport (Rhode Island) Folk Festival.

His career then took a decided turn for the worse with the disappointing Death of a Ladies’ Man (1977), a collaboration with legendary producer Phil Spector, whose grandiose style was ill suited to Cohen’s understated songs.

In 2005 Cohen discovered that his business manager had embezzled some $5 million from his savings, virtually wiping out his retirement fund.

While he won a $7.9 million judgment against her the following year, Cohen was unable to recover the money, and he embarked on a concert tour—his first in 15 years—in 2008 to rebuild his finances.

One performance from that tour was recorded for the album Live in London (2009), a two-disc set which proved that at age 73 Cohen was as vibrant and vital as ever.

^ Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html

Released just weeks before his death, Cohen’s 14th studio album, You Want It Darker (2016), was received by critics as a late-period masterpiece.

^ Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-cornwallis