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S. L. Abbott (b. 1924) —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Fairview, Major
County, Okla., July 23,
1924.
Son of Aaron Floyd Abbott and Vera (Goodwin) Abbott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; optometrist;
candidate for Texas
state senate, 1962, 1964, 1966; chair of
El Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate for Texas state
comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Texas, 1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, 1984-86.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1997.
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Howell Redus Appling, Jr. (1919-2002) —
also known as Howell Appling, Jr. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Carthage, Panola
County, Tex., September
5, 1919.
Son of Arline (Howard) Appling (1896-1926) and Howell Redus Appling
(1898-1963).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1959-65; appointed 1959; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1960,
1964,
1968.
Catholic.
Died October
16, 2002 (age 83 years, 41
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Tex.
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William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Bill Archer —
of Hunters Creek Village, Harris
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., March 22,
1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1971-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Phil E. Baer (b. 1866) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., April 24,
1866.
Son of Severin Baer and Catherine (Weidner) Baer.
Republican. Employed by Texas & Pacific Railway,
1882-1912, 1916-21; chair of
Bowie County Republican Party, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1912,
1916;
U.S.
Marshal.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Joseph Bierschwale (1923-1990) —
also known as Calvin J. Bierschwale —
of Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex.
Born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., July 24,
1923.
Son of Max
Jacob Bierschwale and Lydia (Kusenberger) Bierschwale (1889-1950).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., March 30,
1990 (age 66 years, 249
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex.
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Max Jacob Bierschwale (1887-1967) —
also known as Max J. Bierschwale —
of Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex.
Born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., January
4, 1887.
Son of William Bierschwale (1858-1932) and Lina (Jung) Bierschwale
(1861-1944).
Republican. Insurance
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1936, 1938; chair of
Gillespie County Republican Party, 1950.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died, following a series of strokes,
due to arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in the Kopp Nursing
Home, near Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., May 27,
1967 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex.
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Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) —
also known as Kevin Brady —
of The Woodlands, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., April 11,
1955.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-; arrested
on October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., and charged
with driving
while intoxicated.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Thomas Browne (1845-1941) —
also known as John T. Browne; "The Fighting
Irishman"; "Honest John" —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland,
March
23, 1845.
Mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1892-96; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1897-99, 1907.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1941 (age 96 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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John Ellis Bush (b. 1953) —
also known as Jeb Bush —
of Florida.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Tex., February
11, 1953.
Son of George
Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara (Pierce) Bush.
Republican. Real estate
business; Governor of
Florida, 1999-2007; defeated, 1994.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Garza Bustamante (b. 1935) —
also known as Albert G. Bustamante —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Asherton, Dimmit
County, Tex., April 8,
1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; Bexar
County Commissioner, 1973-78; Bexar
County Judge, 1979-84; U.S.
Representative from Texas 23rd District, 1985-93; defeated, 1992.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Convicted
in 1993 on racketeering and bribery
charges,
and sentenced
to prison.
Still living as of 2009.
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James W. Byrne (c.1787-1862) —
of Texas.
Born in Ireland,
about 1787.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Goliad, Refugio and San
Patricio, 1840-43.
Catholic.
Died in Lamar, Aransas
County, Tex., September
10, 1862 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Callaghan (b. 1890) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 30,
1890.
Son of Bryan Callaghan and Adele (Guilbeau) Callaghan.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1947-49.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julián Castro (b. 1974) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
16, 1974.
Son of Jesse Guzman Castro and Rosie Castro.
Lawyer;
mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 2009-.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Henry Cuellar (b. 1955) —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., September
19, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1987-2001; secretary of
state of Texas, 2001; U.S.
Representative from Texas 28th District, 2005-; defeated, 2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jo Anne Darcy (b. 1931) —
also known as Jo Anne Hall —
of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., May 2,
1931.
Daughter of Melvin C. Hall and Elleen P. (Miller) Hall.
Republican. Mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1991, 1995, 1999-2000.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Thomas Joseph Davis (b. 1963) —
also known as Tom Davis —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born, in Webb Air Force Base Hospital,
Big Spring, Howard
County, Tex., January
25, 1963.
Republican. Chair of
Tarrant County Republican Party, 1988-2000; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1992; vice-chair of
Texas Republican Party, 2002.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jacob Carl Maria DeGress (1842-1894) —
also known as Jacob Carl DeGress —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Cologne (Köln), Germany,
April
23, 1842.
Son of Carl Franz Wilhelm von Gress and Johanna Walburga (di Bramino)
von Gress.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1871-74; mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1877-80.
Catholic.
Died, of complications of his Civil War
injuries, March 19,
1894 (age 51 years, 330
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Franz Wilhelm von Gress and Johanna Walburga (di Bramino) von
Gress; married, January
1, 1867, to Bettie Buckner Young; married, August 2,
1882, to W. M. Johnston. |
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Eligio de la Garza II (b. 1927) —
also known as E. 'Kika' de la Garza —
of Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex.; McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Mercedes, Hidalgo
County, Tex., September
22, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1952-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1965-97.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Kiwanis;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Edward D. Garza (b. 1969) —
also known as Ed Garza —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., 1969.
Democrat. Urban
planner; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 2001-05.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Alberto R. Gonzales (b. 1955) —
also known as "Fredo" —
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August 4,
1955.
Son of Pablo Gonzales and Maria Gonzales.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Texas, 1997-99; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1999-2000; U.S.
Attorney General, 2005-07.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles A. Gonzalez (b. 1945) —
also known as Charlie Gonzalez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 5,
1945.
Son of Henry
Barbosa Gonzalez.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1983-87; district judge in Texas, 1989-97; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916-2000) —
also known as Henry B. Gonzalez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 3,
1916.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1956-61; candidate in primary for Governor of
Texas, 1958; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1961-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Was in the motorcade in Dallas, Tex., when President John
F. Kennedy was shot. In a San Antonio restaurant in 1986, he
punched a man who called him a communist; he was charged
with assault,
but acquitted.
Died, in Downtown Baptist Hospital,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
28, 2000 (age 84 years, 209
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #2, San Antonio, Tex.
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Rubén Hinojosa (b. 1940) —
of Mercedes, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Edcouch, Hidalgo
County, Tex., August
20, 1940.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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E. James Kazen (b. 1912) —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., December
27, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) —
also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";
"Lancer" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1917.
Son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
received a 1957 Pulitzer
Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President
of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Shot
by a sniper,
Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a
motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177
days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.
Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half
dollar (50
cent coin).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John
F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995);
brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia
Joan Bennett); married, September
12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. and Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III); step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore
Auchincloss (who married Newton
Ivan Steers, Jr.); uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-); father of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.. See Kennedy
family of Massachusetts and New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
B. Connally — Henry
B. Gonzalez — Henry M.
Wade — Walter
Rogers — Gerry
E. Studds — James
B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark
Dalton — Waggoner
Carr — Theodore
C. Sorensen — Pierre
Salinger — John
Bartlow Martin |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles
in Courage |
| | | Books about John F. Kennedy:
Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK
: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An
Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael
O'Brien, John
F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask
Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed
America — Thomas Reeves, A
Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —
Shelley Sommer, John
F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:
Seymour Hersh, The
Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK:
the Man and the Myth |
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Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) —
also known as Paul J. Kilday —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Sabinal, Uvalde
County, Tex., March 29,
1900.
Son of Patrick Kilday and Mary (Tallent) Kilday.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1939-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1961-67.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
12, 1968 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Hubert Kurth (1857-1930) —
also known as Joseph H. Kurth; Simon Joseph
Kurth —
of Keltys (now part of Lufkin), Angelina
County, Tex.
Born in Endenich, Germany,
July
3, 1857.
Son of Johann Adam Kurth and Martha (Brenig) Kurth.
Republican. Lumberman;
railroad
builder; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,
1904;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1924.
Catholic; later Methodist.
Died June 16,
1930 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lufkin, Tex.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Hattie Martin Glenn. |
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Nicholas V. Lampson (b. 1945) —
also known as Nick Lampson —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., February
14, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jefferson
County Tax Assessor-Collector, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1997-2005; defeated,
2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2009.
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Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (1859-1930) —
also known as Octaviano A. Larrazolo; O. A.
Larrazolo —
of San Elizario, El Paso
County, Tex.; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Allende, Chihuahua,
December
7, 1859.
Son of Octaviano Larrazolo and Donaciana (Corral) Larrazolo.
Republican. School
teacher; Governor of
New Mexico, 1919-21; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1927; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1928-29.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died April 7,
1930 (age 70 years, 121
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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George Thomas Leland (1944-1989) —
also known as Mickey Leland —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex., November
27, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1972-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1980,
1988
(speaker);
delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1979-89; died in office
1989.
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash near Gambela, Ethiopia,
August
7, 1989 (age 44 years, 253
days).
Interment at Golden
Gate Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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James Ross Lightfoot (b. 1938) —
also known as Jim Lightfoot —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1985-97 (5th District 1985-93, 3rd
District 1993-97); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1996; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownership
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
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Mike McKool (1918-2003) —
of Texas.
Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, December
30, 1918.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army Air Force
in World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1969-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1974; chair of
Dallas County Democratic Party, 1984-86.
Catholic. Lebanese
ancestry.
As state senator, set a filibuster record by speaking nonstop for 42
hours and 33 minutes in support of funding for mental health and
retardation.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 2003 (age 84 years, 54
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Grace Flores Napolitano (b. 1936) —
also known as Grace F. Napolitano —
of Norwalk, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., December
4, 1936.
Democrat. Mayor of
Norwalk, Calif., 1989-90; member of California
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2008 (34th District
1999-2003, 38th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
27, 1795.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1846-49.
Catholic. Member, Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1871 (age 75 years, 320
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Tex.; statue at Navarro
County Courthouse Grounds, Corsicana, Tex.
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Silvestre Reyes (b. 1944) —
of Canutillo, El Paso
County, Tex.; El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Canutillo, El Paso
County, Tex., November
10, 1944.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ciro D. Rodriguez (b. 1946) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila,
December
9, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1987-97; U.S.
Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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José Francisco Ruiz (1783-1840) —
also known as Francisco Ruiz —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
29, 1783.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1836-37.
Catholic.
First
schoolmaster in San Antonio, Texas.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
19, 1840 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Tex.
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Mary A. Ryan (1940-2006) —
of Texas.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
1, 1940.
U.S. Consul General in Monterrey, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland, 1988-90.
Female.
Catholic.
Died, of myelofibrosis,
in Washington,
D.C., April 25,
2006 (age 65 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Son of John Smith and Isabel Smith.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant;
surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to Harriet
Stone; married 1830 to Maria
de Jesús Delgado Curbelo. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Gus James Strauss (b. 1912) —
also known as Gus J. Strauss —
of Hallettsville, Lavaca
County, Tex.
Born in Shiner, Lavaca
County, Tex., February
12, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1952.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond L. Telles, Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Raymond Telles —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., September
5, 1915.
Son of Ramon L. Telles and Angela (Lopez) Telles.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; El Paso
County Clerk, 1949-57; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1961-67.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Still living as of 1991.
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