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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Texas
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

	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.
	Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) — also known as Tom Bradley — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Calvert, Robertson County, Tex., December 29, 1917. Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas. Democrat. Police officer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of California, 1982, 1986. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Psi; Urban League; NAACP. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1984. Died, of a heart attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.   Relatives: Married, May 4, 1941, to Ethel Mae Arnold.   Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and Father"   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Tom Bradley: J. Gregory Payne, Tom Bradley : The Impossible Dream : A Biography
	James Abijah Brooks (1855-1944) — of Falfurrias, Brooks County, Tex. Born in Bourbon County, Ky., November 20, 1855. Son of John Strode Brooks and Mary Jane (Kerr) Brooks. Texas Ranger; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1909-11; Brooks County Judge, 1911-39. Died in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Tex., January 15, 1944 (age 88 years, 56 days). Interment at Falfurrias Burial Park, Falfurrias, Tex.   Relatives: Married to Virginia Wilborn.   Brooks County, Tex. is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Lee P. Brown (b. 1937) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Wewoka, Seminole County, Okla., October 4, 1937. Son of Andrew Brown and Zelma (Edwards) Brown. Democrat. Police officer; Multnomah County Sheriff, 1975-76; Houston chief of police, 1982-90; New York City police commissioner, 1990-92; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1998-2004. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi Phi. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Brown and Zelma (Edwards) Brown; married, July 14, 1958, to Yvonne Carolyn Streets; married to Frances Young.   See also NNDB dossier
	James W. Broyles (1949-2004) — also known as Jim Broyles — of Texas. Born September 22, 1949. Republican. Fire fighter; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 11th District, 1992, 1994. Died, of cancer, in Hewitt, McLennan County, Tex., April 8, 2004 (age 54 years, 199 days). Cremated.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Omar Truman Burleson (1906-1991) — also known as Omar Burleson — of Anson, Jones County, Tex.; Abilene, Taylor County, Tex. Born in Anson, Jones County, Tex., March 19, 1906. Son of Joseph Burleson and Bettie (Couch) Burleson. Democrat. Jones County Attorney, 1931-35; Jones County Judge, 1935-41; FBI special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Texas 17th District, 1947-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956 (alternate), 1964. Church of Christ. Member, Lions; Freemasons. Died in Abilene, Taylor County, Tex., May 14, 1991 (age 85 years, 56 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Anson, Tex.   Relatives: Married, April 21, 1929, to Ruth DeWeese.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Covey M. Hughes — of Wharton, Wharton County, Tex. Republican. Sheriff; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912, 1916. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Wharton City Cemetery, Wharton, Tex.   Relatives: Married to Fannie Barbee Hughes.
	Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (b. 1938) — also known as Solomon P. Ortiz — of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex. Born in Robstown, Nueces County, Tex., June 3, 1938. Democrat. Insurance agent; sheriff; U.S. Representative from Texas 27th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2008.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post
	Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in New York, October 3, 1901. Son of Sarah (Karten) Schreiber (1873-1933) and Max Schreiber (1875-1950). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; customs inspector; laundry and dry cleaning business; jeweler; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948. Jewish. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., June 2, 1951 (age 49 years, 242 days). Interment at Beth Jacob Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.   Relatives: Married to Sonia Shulman (1908-1953).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
	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, Texarkana, Tex.

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