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Bernard S. Kahn (1921-2007) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born June 18,
1921.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1966.
Died December
1, 2007 (age 86 years, 166
days).
Interment at Rio
Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery, Mission, Tex.
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Frank Melvin Karsten (1913-1992) —
also known as Frank M. Karsten —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
7, 1913.
Married, January
20, 1936, to Opal Osborn.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. John
J. Cochran, 1934-46; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1947-69 (13th District 1947-53, 1st
District 1953-69).
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died May 14,
1992 (age 79 years, 128
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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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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Walter Angus Keeling (b. 1873) —
also known as W. A. Keeling —
of Groesbeck, Limestone
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Kosse, Limestone
County, Tex., November
22, 1873.
Son of B. D. Keeling and Mary Lou (Mitchell) Keeling; married, October
1, 1908, to Cora Sue Scott.
Democrat. Lawyer; Limestone
County Attorney, 1898-1902; Limestone
County Judge, 1908-12; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1908-10; Texas
state attorney general, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1928;
president, Acme Life
Insurance Co.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Keith F. Kelly (b. 1914) —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Joshua, Johnson
County, Tex., June 10,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of Texas
state senate, 1947-50.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1950.
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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; married, August 9,
1932, to Cecile Newton.
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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Ron Kirk (b. 1954) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born June 27,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1995-2002; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2002; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fritz Garland Lanham (1880-1965) —
also known as Fritz G. Lanham —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., January
3, 1880.
Son of Samuel
Willis Tucker Lanham and Sarah (Meng) Lanham; married, October
27, 1908, to Beulah Rowe.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1919-47.
Methodist.
Died July 31,
1965 (age 85 years, 209
days).
Interment at East
Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Tex.
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Robert C. Lanier (b. 1931) —
also known as Bob Lanier —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Baytown, Harris
County, Tex., 1931.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; mayor of
Houston, Tex., 1992-98.
Still living as of 2002.
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Albert Hamilton Latimer (c.1800-1877) —
also known as Albert H. Latimer —
of Texas.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., about 1800.
Son of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to Elritta
Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis.
Republican. Lawyer; planter; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Red River, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-51; Texas state
comptroller, 1865-66; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1869; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869; district judge in Texas 8th District,
1870-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex., January
27, 1877 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Clarksville
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tex.
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Gregory H. Laughlin (b. 1942) —
also known as Greg Laughlin —
of West Columbia, Brazoria
County, Tex.
Born in Bay City, Matagorda
County, Tex., January
21, 1942.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1989-97; defeated, 1986
(Democratic), 1996 (Republican primary).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter A. Ledbetter (b. 1863) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Warrenton, Fayette
County, Tex., March 9,
1863.
Son of Thmas A. Ledbetter and Almieda (Robison) Ledbetter; married,
August
17, 1887, to Letitia Paranteau.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adrian Levy (b. 1895) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., October
29, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Galveston, Tex., 1935-39.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Horsley Littleton (1889-1966) —
also known as Benjamin H. Littleton —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., August
27, 1889.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Littleton and Anna (McNutt) Littleton.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1929-58.
Died July 6,
1966 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Eugene Murphy Locke (1918-1972) —
also known as Eugene M. Locke —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1964;
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1966-67; candidate in primary for Governor of
Texas, 1968.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1967.
Died in 1972
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tyler C. Lockett (b. 1932) —
of Kansas.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., December
7, 1932.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Kansas, 1971-77; district
judge in Kansas, 1977-83; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1983-.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Looney (1865-1947) —
also known as Patrick John Looney —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., October
5, 1865.
Son of Patrick Looney and Margaret Looney; nephew of Maurice
T. Maloney; married 1892 to Nora
O'Connor (died 1903).
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; indicted
with others in 1897 over a scheme to defraud
the city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain construction
project; convicted,
but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1900; created and led a crime
syndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests in gambling,
prostitution,
extortion,
and eventually bootlegging
and automobile
theft; indicted
in 1907 on 37 counts of bribery,
extortion,
and libel,
but acquitted; shot
and wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February
22, 1909, he was shot
and wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; on
March 22, 1912, after publishing
personal attacks on Rock Island Mayor Henry
M. Schriver, he was arrested,
brought to the police station, and severely
beaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two men
and injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island rackets
in 1921; in 1922, he was indicted
for the murder
of saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence against
Looney to federal agents; arrested
in Belen, N.M., in 1924, and later convicted
of conspiracy and murder;
sentenced
to 5 years in prison
for conspiracy and 14 years for murder;
served 8 1/2 years.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in a sanitarium
at El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., 1947
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) —
also known as Thomas B. Love —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Webster
County, Mo., June 23,
1870.
Son of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married, June 11,
1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode (died 1946).
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas
state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died September
17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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John Emmett Lyle, Jr. (b. 1910) —
also known as John E. Lyle, Jr. —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Born in Boyd, Wise
County, Tex., September
4, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1941-44; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1945-55; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas, 1956.
Still living as of 1998.
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George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) —
also known as George H. Mahon —
of Colorado City, Mitchell
County, Tex.; Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Born in Mahon, Claiborne
Parish, La., September
22, 1900.
Son of John Kirkpatrick Mahon and Lola Willis (Brown) Mahon; married,
December
21, 1923, to Helen Stevenson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 19th District, 1935-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Died in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., November
19, 1985 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at Loraine
City Cemetery, Loraine, Tex.
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Thomas Clifton Mann (1912-1999) —
also known as Thomas C. Mann —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., November
11, 1912.
Son of Thomas Cullee Mann and Ida Mae (Moore) Mann; married, December
7, 1933, to Nancy Aynesworth.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1955-57; Mexico, 1961-63.
Baptist.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
23, 1999 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (1861-1947) —
also known as Joseph J. Mansfield —
of Eagle Lake, Colorado
County, Tex.; Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1861.
Son of Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (Confederate officer, killed in
battle 1861); married 1888 to Annie
Scott Bruce.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
County Attorney, 1892-96; Colorado
County Judge, 1896-1916; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1917-47; died in office
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 12,
1947 (age 86 years, 153
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Tex.
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Fontaine Maury Maverick (1895-1954) —
also known as Maury Maverick —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
23, 1895.
Second great-grandnephew of James
Maury; second cousin thrice removed of Abram
Poindexter Maury; grandson of Samuel
Augustus Maverick; second cousin twice removed of John
Walker Maury and Dabney
Herndon Maury; nephew of James
Luther Slayden; son of Albert Maverick (1854-1947) and Jane Lewis
(Maury) Maverick (1858-1954); cousin of John
Wood Fishburne; married, May 22,
1926, to Terrell Louise Dobbs (1901-1994); father of Fontaine
Maury Maverick, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1935-39; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1939-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Coined the word "gobbledygook," during World War II, for pompously
worded directives.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., June 7,
1954 (age 58 years, 227
days).
Interment at San
Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Tex.
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Fontaine Maury Maverick, Jr. (1921-2003) —
also known as Maury Maverick, Jr. —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
3, 1921.
Third great-grandnephew of James
Maury; second cousin four times removed of Abram
Poindexter Maury; great-grandson of Samuel
Augustus Maverick; second cousin thrice removed of John
Walker Maury and Dabney
Herndon Maury; son of Fontaine
Maury Maverick and Terrell Louise (Dobbs) Maverick (1901-1994).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1950-56; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961; columnist for the San Antonio
Express-News.
Died, from kidney
failure after surgery, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
28, 2003 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) —
also known as Samuel A. Maverick —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., July 23,
1803.
Son of Samuel Maverick (1772-1852) and Elizabeth (AndersoN) Maverick
(1783-1818); grandfather of Fontaine
Maury Maverick; great-grandfather of Fontaine
Maury Maverick, Jr..
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40, 1862-63; member of Texas
state house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53.
His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow,
which later came to mean a political party dissident.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
2, 1870 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Tex.
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Rice Maxey (1800-1878) —
of Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., July 23,
1800.
Married to Lucetta 'Lucy' Bell; father of Samuel
Bell Maxey.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1861-62.
Died in Lamar
County, Tex., January
11, 1878 (age 77 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, June 10,
1902, to Ora Lumpkin.
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, Tyler, Tex.
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Michael T. McCaul (b. 1962) —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
14, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Vernon McClintic (1878-1948) —
also known as James V. McClintic; Jim V. McClintic;
"Sunny Jim" —
of Snyder, Kiowa
County, Okla.
Born near Bremond, Robertson
County, Tex., September
8, 1878.
Son of G. V. McClintic and Emma McClintic; married to Emma May Biggs.
Democrat. Kiowa
County Clerk, 1909; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1915-35 (1st District 1915-17, 7th
District 1917-35); lawyer.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a
train en route to Los Angeles, near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 22,
1948 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Augustus McCloskey (1877-1950) —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
23, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bexar
County Judge, 1920-28; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1929-30.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
1950 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #2, San Antonio, Tex.
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Clark A. McColl (b. 1879) —
of Westboro, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born near Honey Grove, Fannin
County, Tex., December
7, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1915-16;
member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1942-48.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John William Minton (1875-1959) —
also known as J. W. Minton —
of Hemphill, Sabine
County, Tex.
Born in Geneva, Sabine
County, Tex., December
31, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Hemphill State Bank; one
of the organizers of the Sabine Citizens Telephone
Co.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1910-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1940
(alternate), 1952.
Baptist.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in City Hospital,
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., April 19,
1959 (age 83 years, 109
days).
Interment at Hemphill
City Cemetery, Hemphill, Tex.
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Daniel James Moody, Jr. (1893-1966) —
also known as Dan Moody —
of Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., June 1,
1893.
Son of Daniel Moody and Nanny E. (Robertson) Moody; married, April 20,
1926, to Mildred Paxton.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Williamson
County Attorney, 1920-22; District Attorney, 1922-25; Texas
state attorney general, 1925-27; Governor of
Texas, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1928,
1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1942.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., May 22,
1966 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Gabriel Moore (c.1785-1845) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Stokes
County, N.C., about 1785.
Brother of Samuel
B. Moore.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
territorial House of Representatives, 1817; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Alabama
state senate, 1819-20; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1821-29 (at-large 1821-23, 1st
District 1823-29); Governor of
Alabama, 1829-31; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1831-37.
Fought a duel
with his brother-in-law.
Died in Harrison
County, Tex., June 9,
1845 (age about 60
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Harrison County, Tex.
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Joe Moreno (1964-2005) —
of Denver Harbor, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
12, 1964.
Son of Frank Moreno and Alicia Moreno.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 143rd District, 1998-2005; died in
office 2005.
Killed in a car
accident in Fayette
County, Tex., May 6,
2005 (age 40 years, 267
days); State Rep. Rafael
Anchia was injured.
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
12, 1912.
Son of Paul Mosk and Minna (Perl) Mosk; married, September
27, 1936, to Edna Mitchell; married, August
27, 1982, to Susan Jane Hines.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
superior court judge in California, 1943-58; California
state attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1960-64; justice of
California state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; died
in office 2001.
Jewish.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 19,
2001 (age 88 years, 280
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue at Capitol
Grounds, Sacramento, Calif.
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Albert Wadel Moursund III (1919-2002) —
also known as A. W. Moursund —
of Johnson City, Blanco
County, Tex.; Round Mountain, Blanco
County, Tex.
Born in Johnson City, Blanco
County, Tex., May 23,
1919.
Son of Albert Wadel Moursund, Jr. and Mary Frances (Stribling)
Moursund; married 1941 to Mary
Allen Moore.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1948-52; Blanco
County Judge, 1953-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1956;
banker;
insurance
business; abstract and
title business; rancher.
Member, Freemasons.
Close friend and advisor to Lyndon
B. Johnson.
Died in Round Mountain, Blanco
County, Tex., April 22,
2002 (age 82 years, 334
days).
Interment somewhere
in Round Mountain, Tex.
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William Sumpter Murphy (c.1796-1844) —
also known as William S. Murphy; "Patrick Henry of the
West" —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in South Carolina, about 1796.
Married 1821
to Lucinda Sterret.
Whig. Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio,
1839; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1843-44, died in office 1844.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 13,
1844 (age about 48
years).
Original interment and cenotaph at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment somewhere
in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Charles Nagel (1849-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bernardo, Colorado
County, Tex., August 9,
1849.
Son of Dr. Hermann Nagel and Friederike (Litzmann) Nagel; married, August 4,
1876, to Fannie Brandeis (died 1889; sister of Louis
Dembitz Brandeis); married, May 1,
1895, to Anne Shepley.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1908-12; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13.
German
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1940 (age 90 years, 149
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Robert Scott Neblett (1855-1918) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Grimes
County, Tex., March 16,
1855.
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1885-88; member of Texas state legislature.
Died January
18, 1918 (age 62 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Morris Neff (1871-1952) —
also known as Pat Morris Neff —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in McGregor, McLennan
County, Tex., November
26, 1871.
Son of Noah Neff and Isabella (Shepherd) Neff; married, May 31,
1899, to Myrtle Mainer.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1903-05; McLennan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-12; Governor of
Texas, 1921-25; president
of Baylor University, from 1932; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Anti-Saloon
League; Lions.
Died January
20, 1952 (age 80 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Waco, Tex.
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Frank T. O'Brien (b. 1904) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 3,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edmund Orgain (b. 1882) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bastrop, Bastrop
County, Tex., December
26, 1882.
Son of Benjamin Darby Orgain and Drusilla (Johnson) Orgain; married,
December
2, 1908, to May Bolinger.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907; director, American National
Bank,
Gulf States Utilities
Co., and Sabine Towing
Co.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Married to Junia Roberts (died 1897).
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888-1967) —
of Denton, Denton
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Denton, Denton
County, Tex., June 11,
1888.
Son of Alvin Clark Owsley and Sallie (Blount) Owsley; married, May 25,
1925, to Lucy Ball.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1912-14; Denton
County District Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1933-35; Ireland, 1935-37; Denmark, 1937-39.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Lions; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1967
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., February
18, 1812.
Lawyer; planter; shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at Brenham
Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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Reuben J. Palmer (1829-1868) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, January
18, 1829.
Son of Reuben Dejarnett Palmer and Martha Philadelphhia Frances
(Christian) Palmer; married to Fannie Winfield Branch.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Tex., March 20,
1868 (age 39 years, 62
days).
Interment at Montgomery
Old Cemetery, Montgomery, Tex.
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Lucian Walton Parrish (1878-1922) —
also known as Lucian W. Parrish —
of Texas.
Born in Sister Grove, Grayson
County, Tex., January
10, 1878.
Married 1912
to Gladys Edwards.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1919-22; died in office
1922.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and died from infection
twelve days later, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., March 27,
1922 (age 44 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Henrietta, Tex.
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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; married, February
14, 1919, to Merle Connor; father of William
Neff 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, Texarkana, Tex.
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William Neff Patman (b. 1927) —
also known as William N. Patman —
of Texas.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., March 26,
1927.
Son of John
William Wright Patman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1961-80; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1981-85; defeated, 1984.
Still living as of 2004.
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Son of John Lafayette Pearson and Annie (Herron) Pearson; married, June 23,
1915, to Evelyn Pearcy.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 24,
1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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George Edwin Bailey Peddy (1892-1951) —
also known as George E. B. Peddy —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tenaha, Shelby
County, Tex., August
22, 1892.
Son of W. H. Peddy and Laura Gertrude (Chambers) Peddy; married to
Gertrude Erwin.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1922 (Independent), 1948 (Democratic primary).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 13,
1951 (age 58 years, 295
days).
Interment at Ramah
Cemetery, Tenaha, Tex.
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William Townsend Pheiffer (1898-1986) —
also known as William T. Pheiffer —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Purcell, McClain
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.), July 15,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Oklahoma
state senate 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1941-43; defeated,
1942; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
Dominican Republic, 1953-57.
Unitarian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
16, 1986 (age 88 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Ivey Phelps (b. 1875) —
also known as James I. Phelps —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Tex., June 20,
1875.
Son of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps; married, February
1, 1903, to Lydia B. Malcom.
Democrat. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1901-07; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,
1919-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-29, 1935.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Phillips (b. 1873) —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex., May 3,
1873.
Son of C. E. Phillips and Jennie L. (Arrington) Phillips; married, October
21, 1896, to Susie McFadden.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas 18th District, 1905;
justice
of Texas state supreme court, 1912-15; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Pillans (1847-1940) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., June 27,
1847.
Son of Palmer Job Pillans and Laura Malvina (Roberts) Pillans;
married to Elizabeth Henshaw Torrey (daughter of Rufus
Campbell Torrey).
Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919-21.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March 12,
1940 (age 92 years, 259
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Ted Poe (b. 1948) —
Born in Temple, Bell
County, Tex., October
13, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1981-2003; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Claude Pollard (1874-1942) —
of Carthage, Panola
County, Tex.; Kingsville, Kleberg
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Carthage, Panola
County, Tex., February
14, 1874.
Son of Hamilton Pollard (1822-1897) and Sarah Jane (Davis) Pollard
(1838-1894); married, December
27, 1897, to Julia Samuella Newton (1878-1965).
Lawyer; Panola
County Attorney, 1895-98; Texas
state attorney general, 1927-29; attorney for railroads;
general counsel for the Railway
General Managers Association of Texas.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
25, 1942 (age 68 years, 284
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Joe Putnam —
of Irving, Dallas
County, Tex.
Lawyer; mayor of
Irving, Tex., 1999-.
Still living as of 2001.
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