Valentine Dell

Valentine Dell (November 8, 1829 - October 10, 1885) was an educator, newspaper editor and publisher, politician, and U.S. marshal in Arkansas. He served terms in the Arkansas Senate and helped establish Fort Smith's first free public school system. He immigrated to the United States from Germany. He eventually settled in Fort Smith. He had several children including a son Valentine Dell Jr.

He published the New Era in Fort Smith.