Forty and Eight
Politician members in Texas
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Forty and Eight
Politician members in Texas
Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) —
also known as Thomas H. Barton; T. H.
Barton —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Born in Marlin, Falls
County, Tex., September
20, 1881.
Son of Thomas Killebrew Barton and Mary Estelle (Johnson) Barton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of the
founders of the Natural Gas and
Fuel Corporation; president and director of Lion Oil Company;
owner of radio and
television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died December
24, 1960 (age 79 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
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William Evans Burney (1893-1969) —
also known as William E. Burney —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Hubbard, Hill
County, Tex., September
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
executive.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Forty and Eight.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
29, 1969 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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