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Richard Bennet Hubbard (1832-1901) —
also known as Richard B. Hubbard —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Walton
County, Ga., November
1, 1832.
Son of Richard B. Hubbard and Seneca (Carter) Hubbard.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1856,
1880;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1857-59; member of Texas
state senate, 1859-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1873-76; Governor of
Texas, 1876-79; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1885.
Hubbard Middle School, in Tyler, Texas, is named for
him.
Died July 12,
1901 (age 68 years, 253
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Horace Chilton (1853-1932) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., December
29, 1853.
Son of George W. Chilton and Ella (Goodman) Chilton.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1932 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964) —
also known as Earle B. Mayfield —
of Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born in Overton, Rusk
County, Tex., April 12,
1881.
Son of John Blythe Mayfield and Mary (DeGeurin) Mayfield.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1907-13; Texas
railroad commissioner, 1913-22; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., June 23,
1964 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Gordon James Russell (1859-1919) —
also known as Gordon J. Russell —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December
22, 1859.
Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890-92; district judge in Texas,
1896-1902; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1902-10; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1910.
Died in Kerrville, Kerr
County, Tex., September
14, 1919 (age 59 years, 266
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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William Smith Herndon (1835-1903) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Georgia, 1835.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1871-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876.
Died in 1903
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Stockton P. Donley (1831-1871) —
of Texas.
Born in Missouri, May 27,
1831.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1866.
Died February
17, 1871 (age 39 years, 266
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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George Washington Whitmore (1824-1876) —
of Texas.
Born in McMinn
County, Tenn., August
26, 1824.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1852-53, 1858; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1870-71.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., October
14, 1876 (age 52 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. (1913-1984) —
also known as Lindley Beckworth; Gary
Beckworth —
of Gilmer, Upshur
County, Tex.; Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in South Bouie, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 30,
1913.
Son of Otis Jefferson Beckworth and Josie (Slaughter) Beckworth.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1937-38; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1939-53, 1957-67;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1952; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964;
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1967-68; member of Texas
state senate, 1971-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., March 9,
1984 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Brady Preston Gentry (1896-1966) —
also known as Brady Gentry —
of Texas.
Born in Colfax, Van Zandt
County, Tex., March 25,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court
judge in Texas, 1931-39; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1953-57.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
9, 1966 (age 70 years, 229
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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