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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Wheatville, Morris
County, Tex., May 28,
1875.
Son of John
Levi Sheppard.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1902-13 (4th District 1902-03, 1st
District 1903-13); U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1913-41; died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died April 9,
1941 (age 65 years, 316
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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John William Wright Patman (1893-1976) —
also known as Wright Patman —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born near Hughes Springs, Cass
County, Tex., August 6,
1893.
Son of John Patman and Emma (Spurlin) Patman.
Democrat. Cotton farmer; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1929-76; died in office
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1976 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Robert Lee Henry (1864-1931) —
also known as Robert L. Henry —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Linden, Cass
County, Tex., May 12,
1864.
Democrat. Mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1890; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1897-1917 (7th District 1897-1903, 1st
District 1903-05, 11th District 1905-17); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker).
Died from the accidental
discharge of a pistol,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 9,
1931 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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John Levi Sheppard (1852-1902) —
also known as John L. Sheppard —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Bluffton, Cherokee
County, Ala., April 13,
1852.
Democrat. State court judge in Texas, 1886-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1899-1902; died in office
1902.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., October
11, 1902 (age 50 years, 181
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Poindexter Dunn (1834-1914) —
of Forrest City, St. Francis
County, Ark.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.; Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
3, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1858; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1879-89.
Died in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., October
12, 1914 (age 79 years, 343
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Carroll L. Shiffer (c.1921-1973) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born about 1921.
Mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1953-54; FBI
agent.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., 1973
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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