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John Quincy Adams (b. 1900) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 7,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rafael Anchiá —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Texas
state house of representatives 103rd District, 2004-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Member, Lions.
Suffered minor injuries in the automobile accident which killed State
Rep. Joe
Moreno, May 6, 2005.
Still living as of 2008.
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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.
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Vincent Waggoner Carr (1918-2004) —
also known as Waggoner Carr —
of Lubbock
County, Tex.
Born in Fairlie, Hunt
County, Tex., October
1, 1918.
Son of Vincent Carr and Ruth (Warlick) Carr.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Lubbock
County Attorney, 1948-50; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1951-61; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1957-61; Texas
state attorney general, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1966; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1968.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Breakfasted with Pres. John
F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, on the morning of his
assassination, November 22, 1963.
Died, of cancer, in
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., February
25, 2004 (age 85 years, 147
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., September
5, 1908.
Son of Haskille Scott Cherry and Clara Bell (Taylor) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died July 15,
1965 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Clayton A. Dills (b. 1908) —
of Gardena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Rosston, Cooke
County, Tex., April 2,
1908.
Democrat. Musician;
member of California
state assembly, 1942-62; Presidential Elector for California, 1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Bascom Giles (b. 1900) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Manor, Travis
County, Tex., September
21, 1900.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; Jaycees.
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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Burris C. Jackson (1906-1967) —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.
Born January
27, 1906.
Son of William E. Jackson and Willie (Hall) Jackson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936;
chair
of Hill County Democratic Party, 1932-38; postmaster;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Died December
25, 1967 (age 61 years, 332
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
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Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) —
also known as Beauford Jester —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., January
12, 1893.
Son of George
Taylor Jester.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Texas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Lions.
Jester Center at the University of Texas is named for
him.
Died, aboard a Pullman railroad
car, near Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 11,
1949 (age 56 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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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.
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.
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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George Clarence Moffett (1895-1972) —
also known as George Moffett —
of Quanah, Hardeman
County, Tex.; Chillicothe, Hardeman
County, Tex.
Born in Chillicothe, Hardeman
County, Tex., November
20, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1964;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1931-38; member of Texas
state senate, 1939-50.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; Elks; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in 1972
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Thomas Gayle Morris (b. 1919) —
also known as Tom Morris —
of New Mexico.
Born in Eastland
County, Tex., August
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1953-58; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1959-69; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1960.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Elks;
Lions.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
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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William Brooks Oliver (b. 1895) —
also known as Brooks Oliver —
of Bastrop, Morehouse
Parish, La.
Born in Douglassville, Cass
County, Tex., August
31, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1940-50.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions.
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.
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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Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) —
also known as Byron G. Rogers —
of Bent
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., August 1,
1900.
Son of Peter Rogers and Minnie M. (Gentry) Rogers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado
state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
in Denver,
Colo., December
31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
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Charles Walter Stenholm (b. 1938) —
also known as Charles W. Stenholm; Charlie
Stenholm —
of Stamford, Jones
County, Tex.; Avoca, Jones
County, Tex.; Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Born in Stamford, Jones
County, Tex., October
26, 1938.
Democrat. Farmer;
general manager, Stamford Electric
Cooperative; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1972
(alternate), 1996
(speaker),
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004.
Lutheran.
Member, Exchange
Club; Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Olin Earl Teague (1910-1981) —
also known as Olin E. Teague; "Tiger
Teague" —
of Bryan, Brazos
County, Tex.; College Station, Brazos
County, Tex.
Born in Woodward, Woodward
County, Okla., April 6,
1910.
Son of James Martin Teague and Ida (Sturgeon) Teague.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1946-78; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
23, 1981 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Elmer Gifford Walker (b. 1898) —
also known as E. G. Walker —
of Homewood, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., February
9, 1898.
Son of Pink Walker and Mary C. (Starkey) Walker.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Army
Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Homewood, Ala., 1956-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louie Welch (1918-2008) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Lockney, Floyd
County, Tex., December
9, 1918.
Son of Gilford Edgar Welch and Nora (Shackelford) Welch.
Mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1964-73.
Member, Lions.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Harris
County, Tex., January
27, 2008 (age 89 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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