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Edwin Dabney (1876-1938) —
of Altus, Jackson
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Comanche
County, Tex., February
3, 1876.
Son of Edwin Thomas Dabney and Ninnie (Dickenson) Dabney; married 1904 to Emma
Adams; married 1929 to Jewel
Cooper.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1906-08; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-23; Oklahoma
state attorney general, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 16,
1938 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Price Daniel (1910-1988) —
also known as Price Daniel —
of Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex.
Born in Dayton, Liberty
County, Tex., October
10, 1910.
Son of Marion Price Daniel and Nannie (Partlow) Daniel; married, June 28,
1940, to Jean Houston Baldwin (second great-granddaughter of Samuel
Houston); brother of William
Partlow Daniel; father of Marion
Price Daniel, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1939-45; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1943-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940,
1948,
1964;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas
state attorney general, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1953-57; Governor of
Texas, 1957-63; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1971-; appointed 1971.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, from a stroke, in
Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex., August
25, 1988 (age 77 years, 320
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
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Marion Price Daniel, Jr. (1941-1981) —
of Texas.
Born June 8,
1941.
Third great-grandson of Samuel
Houston; son of Marion
Price Daniel; nephew of William
Partlow Daniel; married to Vickie Loretha Carroll.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1969-78; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1973; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1974; candidate in
primary for Texas
state attorney general, 1978.
Shot
and killed by
his estranged wife, Vickie, near Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex., January
19, 1981 (age 39 years, 225
days). She was arrested and indicted for his murder, but found
not guilty at trial.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
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William Partlow Daniel (1915-2006) —
also known as Bill Daniel; "Governor
Bill" —
Born in Dayton, Liberty
County, Tex., November
20, 1915.
Son of Marion Price Daniel and Nannie (Partlow) Daniel; brother of
Marion
Price Daniel (1910-1988); married 1939 to Vara
Faye Martin; uncle of Marion
Price Daniel, Jr..
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 14th District, 1949-53; played the
role of Colonel Neill in the 1960 film
The Alamo; Governor of
Guam, 1961-63.
Died in Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex., June 20,
2006 (age 90 years, 212
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Liberty, Tex.
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James H. DeAtley (c.1952-2001) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1952.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1993-96; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1997-98.
Died, of cancer, in
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
2001 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Dies (1870-1922) —
of Woodville, Tyler
County, Tex.; Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Jackson
Parish, La., March 13,
1870.
Son of David Warren Dies and Sarah Jane (Pyburn) Dies; married, May 15,
1892, to Olive M. Blackshear; father of Martin
Dies (1900-1972).
Democrat. Lawyer; Tyler
County Judge, 1894; district attorney 1st District, 1898; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1909-19.
Methodist.
Died in Kerrville, Kerr
County, Tex., July 13,
1922 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Martin Dies (1900-1972) —
of Orange, Orange
County, Tex.; Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex.
Born in Colorado City, Mitchell
County, Tex., November
5, 1900.
Son of Martin
Dies (1870-1922) and Olive (Cline) Dies; married, June 3,
1920, to Myrtle M. McAdams.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1931-45, 1953-59 (2nd District
1931-45, at-large 1953-59).
Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex., November
14, 1972 (age 72 years, 9
days).
Interment at Garden
of Memories Mausoleum, Lufkin, Tex.
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John Allen Dixon, Jr. (b. 1920) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Orange, Orange
County, Tex., April 8,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; district
judge in Louisiana, 1957-68; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court
of Appeals, 1968-71; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1971-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1993.
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Lloyd Alton Doggett II (b. 1946) —
also known as Lloyd Doggett —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., October
6, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1973-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1984; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1989-94; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Vernard Dowdy (1912-1995) —
also known as John V. Dowdy —
of Athens, Henderson
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., February
11, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1952-73 (7th District 1952-67, 2nd
District 1967-73).
Died in Athens, Henderson
County, Tex., April 12,
1995 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James G. Dudley (b. 1848) —
of Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Marion
County, Mo., April 8,
1848.
Married 1875
to Jennie E. Blair.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Texas
Democratic state chair, 1894-96; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1896-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Texarkana, Tex.
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Joe Henry Eagle (1870-1963) —
also known as Joe H. Eagle —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., January
23, 1870.
Married 1900
to Mary Hamman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1913-21, 1933-37.
Died January
10, 1963 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Clyde Otis Eastus (b. 1886) —
also known as Clyde O. Eastus —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex., November
19, 1886.
Son of Jefferson Franklin Eastus and Junnie Marie (Wilkinson) Eastus;
married, January
5, 1909, to Lily Dwyer.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1933-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maria Echaveste (b. 1954) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, 1954.
Married to Christopher
Edley, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff for
President Bill
Clinton, 1998-2001; member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Christian Eckhardt (1913-2001) —
also known as Bob Eckhardt —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., July 16,
1913.
Grandnephew of Rudolph
Kleberg; nephew of Harry
McLeary Wurzbach; cousin of Richard
Mifflin Kleberg, Sr..
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1967-81; defeated, 1980.
Author of the War Powers Act and the Toxic Substances Act.
Died, of a hemorrhagic
stroke, in Seton Hospital,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
13, 2001 (age 88 years, 120
days).
Interment at Austin
Memorial Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Politte Elvins (1878-1943) —
of Elvins, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in French Village, St. Francois
County, Mo., March 16,
1878.
Son of Jesse Mahogan Elvins (1841-1925) and Zelma (Politte) Elvins;
married, November
25, 1901, to Florence Kells.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1909-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23; member of
Missouri
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1940.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., January
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Cremated.
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Lemuel Dale Evans (1810-1877) —
also known as Lemuel D. Evans —
of Texas.
Born in Tennessee, January
8, 1810.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1855-57; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1870-73; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1870-71.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1877 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) —
also known as Albert B. Fall —
of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861.
Son of William R. Fall and Edmonia (Taylor) Fall; married, May 7,
1883, to Emma Garland Morgan (daughter of Simpson
Harris Morgan).
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New Mexico
territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Scott Field (1847-1931) —
of Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex.
Born in Canton, Madison
County, Miss., January
26, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer; Robertson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member of Texas
state senate, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
20, 1931 (age 84 years, 328
days).
Interment at Calvert
Cemetery, Calvert, Tex.
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Jack Milton Fields, Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as Jack Fields —
of Humble, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Humble, Harris
County, Tex., February
3, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1981-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1993.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joe J. Fisher (1910-2000) —
of Texas.
Born in Bland Lake, San
Augustine County, Tex., April 16,
1910.
Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1957-59; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1959-84.
Died, of cancer, in
Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., June 19,
2000 (age 90 years, 64
days).
Interment at Liberty
Hill Cemetery, Near Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Tex.
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Lewis Fisher (b. 1872) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., October
28, 1872.
Son of Rhoads Fisher and Sophie (Rollins) Fisher; married, January
23, 1901, to May Wilmer Masterson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Galveston
County Attorney, 1900-02; Galveston
County Judge, 1902-05; district judge in Texas 10th District,
1905-09; mayor
of Galveston, Tex., 1909-17.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ovie Clark Fisher (1903-1994) —
also known as O. Clark Fisher —
of San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex.
Born in Junction, Kimble
County, Tex., November
22, 1903.
Son of Jobe B. Fisher and Rhoda (Clark) Fisher; married, September
12, 1927, to Marian DeWalsh.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1943-75.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Acacia.
Died December
9, 1994 (age 91 years, 17
days).
Interment at Junction
Cemetery, Junction, Tex.
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James Winright Flanagan (1805-1887) —
of Texas.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
7, 1805.
Son of Charles Flanagan and Elizabeth (Saunders) Flanagan.
Lawyer; farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1851-52; member of Texas
state senate, 1856-58; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1856;
delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869-70; resigned 1870; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1869-75.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died near Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., September
19, 1887 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rusk County, Tex.
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Enoch Garner Fletcher (1899-1990) —
also known as Enoch G. Fletcher —
of Grand Saline, Van Zandt
County, Tex.
Born January
4, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1926 (3rd District), 1932 (at-large);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1936.
Died October
24, 1990 (age 91 years, 293
days).
Interment at Woodside
Cemetery, Grand Saline, Tex.
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James Lawrence Fly (b. 1898) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Seagoville, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 1898.
Son of Joseph Lawrence Fly and Jane (Ard) Fly; married, June 12,
1923, to Mildred Marvin Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1939-44; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1939-44.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Jennings Fountain (1838-1896) —
also known as Albert J. Fountain; Albert
Jennings —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Mesilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., October
23, 1838.
Son of Solomon Jennings and Catherine (de la Fontaine) Jennings;
married 1862
to Mariana Perez.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Collector of Customs at El Paso; Assessor and Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Western District of Texas; member of Texas
state senate, 1869-70; fought a duel
with Frank Williams, and killed him; lawyer.
Presumed murdered
near White Sands, Dona Ana
County, N.M., February
1, 1896 (age 57 years, 101
days); his body was never
found.
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Joseph Vinc Frnka (1880-1958) —
also known as Joseph V. Frnka; Joe V.
Frnka —
of Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Industry, Austin
County, Tex., March 7,
1880.
Son of Josef Frnka and Anna (Kynsak) Frnka.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, in Columbus Hospital,
Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex., January
29, 1958 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Tex.
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Jonas Martin Frost (b. 1942) —
also known as Martin Frost —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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Franklin Oliver Fuller (1873-1934) —
of Texas.
Born in Melrose, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., November
2, 1873.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1913-17 (19th District
1907-10, 11th District 1913-17); Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1917.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August 9,
1934 (age 60 years, 280
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Reuben Reid Gaines (b. 1836) —
Born in Sumter
County, Ala., October
30, 1836.
Son of Jacob G. Gaines; married 1859 to Louisa
Shortridge.
Lawyer; district judge in Texas 6th District, 1877-85; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1885-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rice Garland (1798-1863) —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.; Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
30, 1798.
Son of Rice Garland (1766-1818) and Elizabeth (Hamner) Garland
(c.1766-1840); married, March 28,
1826, to Celeste Lastrapes (1804-1883); father of Henry
Lastrapes Garland.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1834-40; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1840-46; Cameron
County Judge, 1853-54.
Died in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., August
12, 1863 (age 64 years, 316
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Brownsville, Tex.
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John Nance Garner (1868-1967) —
also known as "Cactus Jack" —
of Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex.
Born near Detroit, Red River
County, Tex., November
22, 1868.
Son of John N. Garner and Sarah G. Garner; married, November
25, 1895, to Ettie Rheiner.
Democrat. Lawyer; Uvalde
County Judge, 1893-97; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1900,
1904,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1903-33; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1931-33; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932;
Vice
President of the United States, 1933-41.
Died in Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex., November
7, 1967 (age 98 years, 350
days).
Interment at Uvalde
Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
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Daniel Edward Garrett (1869-1932) —
also known as Daniel E. Garrett —
of Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Robertson
County, Tenn., April 28,
1869.
Son of Edward C. Garrett and Susan Olive (Haddox) Garrett; married,
December
7, 1893, to Ida Jones.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1913-15, 1917-19, 1921-32 (at-large
1913-15, 1917-19, 8th District 1921-32); died in office 1932.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
13, 1932 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Hampson Gary (1873-1952) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., April 23,
1873.
Son of Franklin Newman Gary and Martha Isabella (Boren) Gary;
married, December
18, 1901, to Bessie Royall.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Royall National Bank;
director, Guaranty State Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1908;
U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1917; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1919-20; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1920-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died April 18,
1952 (age 78 years, 361
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Percy Lee Gassaway (1885-1937) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., August
30, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Oklahoma, 1923-26; district
judge in Oklahoma, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1935-37.
Died in Coalgate, Coal
County, Okla., May 15,
1937 (age 51 years, 258
days).
Interment at Coalgate
Cemetery, Coalgate, Okla.
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Arthur H. Geissler (1877-1945) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Germany,
October
30, 1877.
Married to Julia (Henderson) Adams (died 1924).
Republican. Lawyer; banker; insurance
business; chair of
Oklahoma County Republican Party, 1910-14; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1912-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1940,
1944;
U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1922-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
17, 1945 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Preston M. Geren (b. 1952) —
also known as Pete Geren —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., January
29, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1989-97; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Still living as of 1998.
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Louie Gohmert (b. 1953) —
Born in Pittsburg, Camp
County, Tex., August
18, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1992-2002;
circuit judge in Texas, 2002-03; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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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; married to Diane Clemens
(divorced 1985) and Rebecca Turner.
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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Matthew Eduardo Gonzalez (b. 1965) —
also known as Matt Gonzalez —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., June 4,
1965.
Son of Mateo Gonzalez and Oralia Gonzalez.
Lawyer; as trial attorney for San Francisco Office of Public
Defender, was twice jailed
for contempt
of court; the contempt findings were overturned on appeal;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2003; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) —
also known as Thomas P. Gore —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Embry, Webster
County, Miss., December
10, 1870.
Son of Tom M. Gore and Carrie E. (Wingo) Gore; married, December
27, 1900, to Nina Kay; father of Nina
Gore Auchincloss (who married Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss); grandfather of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1898; member
Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1928;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen;
Elks.
Blind
due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first
blind member of the U.S. Senate.
Died March 16,
1949 (age 78 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at
Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Ed Lee Gossett (1902-1990) —
also known as Ed Gossett —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born near Many, Sabine
Parish, La., January
27, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1939-51; resigned 1951.
Died November
6, 1990 (age 88 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Graves (b. 1966) —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born November
16, 1966.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Al Green (b. 1947) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
1, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Edgar Green, Jr. (b. 1880) —
also known as John E. Green, Jr. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., April 19,
1880.
Son of John Edgar Green and Susan Morgan (Bridges) Green; married, April 29,
1914, to Anne Gentry Skinner.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1914-19; attorney
for oil
companies.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Eugene Green (b. 1947) —
also known as Gene Green —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
17, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-85; member of Texas
state senate, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 29th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist
Club; Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alexander White Gregg (1855-1919) —
also known as Alexander W. Gregg —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1903-19.
Died in 1919
(age about
64 years).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
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Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) —
also known as Thomas W. Gregory —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Crawfordsville (unknown
county), Miss., November
6, 1861.
Son of Francis Robert Gregory (killed in Civil War) and Mary Cornelia
(Watt) Gregory; married, February
22, 1893, to Julia Nalle.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Attorney General, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
A gymnasium at the University of Texas was named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
February
26, 1933 (age 71 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Austin, Tex.
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George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, about 1829.
Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1866-68.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of sunstroke,
aboard a steamboat
on the Mississippi River, at a wharf in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 18,
1868 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Joshua Lucius Halbert (1869-1929) —
also known as Josh Halbert —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., 1869.
Married to Ida Jester (1879-1961).
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1913-23.
Died in 1929
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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James Monroe Hale (1865-1906) —
of Caldwell, Burleson
County, Tex.
Born in Gay Hill, Washington
County, Tex., September
5, 1865.
Son of James Calvin Hale and Eliza Rose Hale; married, December
28, 1888, to Sarah Parker Mundine (daughter of F.
M. Mundine; niece of T.
H. Mundine).
Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate 19th District, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 23,
1906 (age 40 years, 260
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Caldwell, Tex.
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Joseph Weldon Hale (b. 1891) —
also known as Joseph W. Hale —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Jones
County, Tex., May 29,
1891.
Son of John Hale and Drue (Murray) Hale; married to Iva Childers.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for insurance
companies; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1921-25; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1935-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Moody Hall (b. 1923) —
also known as Ralph M. Hall —
of Rockwall, Rockwall
County, Tex.
Born in Fate, Rockwall
County, Tex., May 3,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; business
executive; county judge in Texas, 1950-62; member of Texas
state senate, 1962-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1964
(alternate), 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1981-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Phil Hardberger (b. 1934) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Morton, Cochran
County, Tex., July 27,
1934.
Son of Homer Reeves Hardberger (1908-1986) and Bess (Scott)
Hardberger (1913-2008); married 1968 to Linda
Morgan.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 2005-09.
Baptist.
Phil Hardberger Park, in San Antonio, is named for
him.
Still living as of 2011.
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Rufus Hardy (1855-1943) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born near Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., December
16, 1855.
Son of George Washington Hardy and Paulina Jane (Whittaker) Hardy;
married 1881
to Felicia E. Peck.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Navarro
County Attorney, 1880-84; district attorney, 13th District,
1884-88; district judge in Texas 13th District, 1888-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1907-23.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died March 13,
1943 (age 87 years, 87
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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James L. Harle —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Father-in-law of Francis
Marion Martin.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1875-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Fielding Harless (1905-1970) —
also known as Richard F. Harless —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Kelsey, Upshur
County, Tex., August 6,
1905.
Son of William Crousin Harless and Mary Matilda (Pennington) Harless;
married, June 8,
1934, to Margaret Harris (died 1939).
Democrat. Lawyer; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1943-49; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Arizona, 1948.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Woodmen;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., November
24, 1970 (age 65 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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John Ray Harrison, Sr. (1930-2001) —
of Pasadena, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex., August 2,
1930.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives; elected 1964; mayor
of Pasadena, Tex., 1973-78, 1985-93; district judge in Texas,
1978-80.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of complications following laminectomy surgery, December
22, 2001 (age 71 years, 142
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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John Daniel Hartman (b. 1878) —
also known as John D. Hartman —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March 31,
1878.
Son of Gaylord Hartman and Louisa Jane (Brown) Hartman; married 1903 to Clara
Kochensparger.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1918; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1921-33.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Alexander Hefner (b. 1874) —
also known as Robert A. Hefner —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Lone Oak, Hunt
County, Tex., February
7, 1874.
Son of William Lafayette Hefner and Sallie Jane (Masters) Hefner;
married, July 18,
1906, to Eva Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1927-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858) —
also known as J. Pinckney Henderson —
of Marshville (unknown
county), Tex.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., March 31,
1808.
Lawyer; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1836-37; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1837; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Governor of
Texas, 1846-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1857-58; died in office 1858.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1858 (age 50 years, 65
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1930 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Jeb Hensarling (b. 1957) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Stephenville, Erath
County, Tex., May 29,
1957.
Republican. Lawyer; staff, U.S. Sen. Phil
Gramm, 1985-89; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 2003-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marshall Hicks (b. 1865) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., August
26, 1865.
Son of Francis Marion Hicks and Anne Ellen (McDougald) Hicks;
married, December
30, 1891, to Lauraine Sedgwick Cooke.
Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney, 49th Judicial District,
1891-95; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1892-94; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1899-1903; member of Texas
state senate 24th District, 1903-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Hofheinz (b. 1938) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in 1938.
Son of Roy
Mark Hofheinz.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Houston, Tex., 1974-77; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 2002.
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Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) —
also known as Roy Hofheinz —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., April 10,
1912.
Married 1933
to Irene Cafcalas (died 1966); married 1969 to Mary
Frances Gougenheim; father of Fred
Hofheinz.
Lawyer; real estate
developer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas,
1936-44; mayor of
Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the Houston
Astrodome sports
arena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros)
baseball
team and the Houston Oilers football
team.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
22, 1982 (age 70 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Meredith Holland (b. 1875) —
also known as W. M. Holland —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March 29,
1875.
Son of William C. Holland and Sarah (Saffeel) Holland; married, June 24,
1909, to Elnora Beggs.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dallas
County Judge, 1907-11; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1911-15.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Married to Marjorie Wilcox and Nancy Richmond.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke, in
a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) —
also known as Volney E. Howard —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas
state attorney general, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior
court judge in California, 1879.
Injured in duel
with Hiram
G. Runnels.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1889 (age 79 years, 204
days).
Original interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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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, Tyler, Tex.
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Walter Hubbell (1888-1979) —
of Walters, Cotton
County, Okla.; Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.
Born March 17,
1888.
Father of Marguerite
Mullins.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1948.
Died in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., October, 1979
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Interment at Temple
Cemetery, Temple, Okla.
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Claude Benton Hudspeth (1877-1941) —
also known as Claude B. Hudspeth; C. B.
Hudspeth —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Medina, Bandera
County, Tex., May 12,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; livestock
grower; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Texas
state senate, 1906-18; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1919-31.
Died March 19,
1941 (age 63 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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Ernest James Istook, Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Ernest J. Istook, Jr. —
of Warr Acres, Oklahoma
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
11, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; journalist;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1987-93; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1993-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Ellett Jackson (b. 1892) —
also known as John E. Jackson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., August 3,
1892.
Married to Mary Louise Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1928; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1929-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1934-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (1938-2003) —
also known as Maynard H. Jackson;
"Buzzy" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March 23,
1938.
Grandson of John
Wesley Dobbs; son of Maynard Jackson, Sr. and Irene Dobbs
Jackson; married, December
30, 1965, to Burnella Hayes 'Bunnie' Burke; married 1977 to Valerie
Richardson.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1976,
1980,
1996,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1993.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed (heart
attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan National Airport,
and died soon after, at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 23,
2003 (age 65 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Sheila Jackson Lee (b. 1950) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Clark Wesley Johnson, Sr. —
also known as C. W. Johnson —
of Graham, Young
County, Tex.
Father of Clark
Wesley Johnson, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1912; candidate for Texas
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1920.
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Graham, Tex.
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Cone Johnson (1860-1933) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Dawsonville, Dawson
County, Ga., June 11,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1886-88; member of Texas
state senate, 1888-92; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1912
(speaker),
1920,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 17,
1933 (age 72 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-1963) —
also known as Jed Johnson —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., July 31,
1888.
Son of La Fayette D. Johnson and Evalyn (Carlin) Johnson; married, May 16,
1925, to Beatrice Luginbyhl; father of Jed
Joseph Johnson, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mail
carrier; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1920-27, 1925-26 (17th District 1920-27, 15th
District 1925-26); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1927-47; federal
judge, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions.
Died May 8,
1963 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla.
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Luther Alexander Johnson (1875-1965) —
also known as Luther A. Johnson —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., October
29, 1875.
Son of Ebenezer Wiley Johnson and Fannie L. (McMillan) Johnson;
married, July 19,
1899, to Turner Read.
Democrat. Lawyer; Navarro
County Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1923-46; resigned 1946;
federal
judge, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died June 6,
1965 (age 89 years, 220
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Daniel Webster Jones (1839-1918) —
also known as Daniel W. Jones —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Bowie
County, Tex., December
15, 1839.
Son of Dr. Isaac N. Jones; married, February
9, 1864, to Margaret P. Hadly.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1876,
1880;
Arkansas
state attorney general, 1885-88; Governor of
Arkansas, 1897-1901.
Died December
25, 1918 (age 79 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Marvin Jones (1882-1976) —
also known as Marvin Jones —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born near Valley View, Cooke
County, Tex., February
26, 1882.
Son of Horace K. Jones and Dosia J. Jones.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1917-41 (13th District 1917-19, 18th
District 1919-41); Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1940-43, 1945-64.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Elks.
Died March 4,
1976 (age 94 years, 7
days).
Interment at Llano
Cemetery, Amarillo, Tex.
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