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Jed Cobb Adams (1876-1935) —
also known as Jed Adams —
of Kaufman, Kaufman
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Kaufman, Kaufman
County, Tex., January
14, 1876.
Son of Z. T. Adams and Elizabeth (Ratliff) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kaufman
County State's Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1904;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1908;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1919.
Methodist.
Died January
29, 1935 (age 59 years, 15
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) —
also known as Aris T. Allen —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
27, 1910.
Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1972
(delegation chair).
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Medical
Association; American
Legion; NAACP.
Died February
8, 1991 (age 80 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) —
also known as Robert B. Anderson —
of Texas.
Born in Burleson, Johnson
County, Tex., June 4,
1910.
Son of Robert Lee Anderson and Elizabeth Haskew "Lizzie"
Anderson.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1955; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Pleaded
guilty in 1987 to charges
of evading
taxes by illegally operating an offshore
bank; sentenced
to jail, house
arrest, and probation;
disbarred
in 1988.
Died, of complications from surgery on cancer
of the esophagus, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1989 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Allen Andrews (b. 1944) —
also known as Michael A. Andrews; Mike
Andrews —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
7, 1944.
Son of Frank M. Andrews and Jonnie (Allen) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 25th District, 1983-95; defeated, 1980;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1994.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) —
also known as George S. Atkinson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
17, 1892.
Son of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1928,
1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) —
also known as William H. Atwell —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 9,
1869.
Son of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate
for Governor of
Texas, 1920; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took
senior status 1954.
Methodist. Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died December
22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1890.
Son of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Texas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1926, 1930.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Mae Nicholson. |
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Merry Baker (b. 1937) —
also known as Merry Smith —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
24, 1937.
Daughter of Rudie Smith and Thelma Smith.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Female.
Methodist. Member, League of Women
Voters; Common
Cause.
Still living as of 1973.
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Ben F. Barnes (b. 1938) —
of Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex.
Born in Gorman, Eastland
County, Tex., April 17,
1938.
Son of B. F. Barnes and Ina B. (Carrigan) Barnes.
Democrat. Rancher; construction
business; motel
owner; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1960-68; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1965-68; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1969-73.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Joe Linus Barton (b. 1949) —
also known as Joe Barton —
of Ennis, Ellis
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., September
15, 1949.
Business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1985-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1993.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Right Basden (1829-1908) —
also known as Buck Basden —
of near Rosston, Nevada
County, Ark.
Born near Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., May 12,
1829.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1871.
Methodist.
Died near Sumner, Lamar
County, Tex., April 9,
1908 (age 78 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Near Rosston, Nevada County, Ark.
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Ebb Aaron Berry (b. 1879) —
also known as E. A. Berry —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Madison
County, Tex., September
22, 1879.
Son of Watson A. Berry and Mary (McGee) Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1908;
district judge in Texas 12th District, 1917-19; Texas
Democratic state chair, 1924-25.
Methodist. Member, Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jessie Lindley. |
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Jesse Francis Bingaman, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Jeff Bingaman —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., October
3, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1979-83; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Eugene Black (1879-1975) —
of Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex.
Born near Blossom, Lamar
County, Tex., July 2,
1879.
Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann 'Lulu' (Shackelford)
Black.
Democrat. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Myron Geer Blalock (1891-1950) —
also known as Myron G. Blalock —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in Harrison
County, Tex., January
3, 1891.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1913-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
state court judge in Texas, 1932; Texas
Democratic state chair, 1937; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., December
28, 1950 (age 59 years, 359
days).
Interment at Grange
Hall Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
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Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1870.
Daughter of Thomas Lindsay Blanton and Eugenia (Webb) Blanton.
Democrat. College
professor; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-23.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Pi
Lambda Theta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Maccabees.
First
woman to be elected to statewide office in Texas.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 75 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Louis Blaylock (1849-1932) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sevier
County, Ark., October
21, 1849.
Democrat. Mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1923-27.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
4, 1932 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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John Calvin Box (1871-1941) —
also known as John C. Box —
of Jacksonville, Cherokee
County, Tex.
Born near Crockett, Houston
County, Tex., March 28,
1871.
Son of John J. W. Box and Susan A. (Morris) Box.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1898-1901; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1919-31.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jacksonville, Cherokee
County, Tex., May 17,
1941 (age 70 years, 50
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Tex.
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died April 17,
1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Sam Gilbert Bratton (1888-1963) —
also known as Sam G. Bratton —
of Clovis, Curry
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Kosse, Limestone
County, Tex., August
19, 1888.
Son of C. G. Bratton and Emma Lee (Morris) Bratton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1916,
1932;
district judge in New Mexico 5th District, 1919-22; justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1923-24; resigned 1924; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1925-33; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1933-61; took senior
status 1961.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., September
22, 1963 (age 75 years, 34
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Jack Bascom Brooks (b. 1922) —
also known as Jack B. Brooks —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., December
18, 1922.
Son of Edward Chachere Brooks and Grace (Pipes) Brooks.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1953-95 (2nd District 1953-67, 9th
District 1967-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) —
also known as John P. Brooks —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 24,
1826.
Son of Samuel S. Brooks (newspaper editor).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper
editor and publisher; preacher; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65.
Methodist; later Pentecostal.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 16,
1915 (age 88 years, 327
days).
Interment at College
Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married 1852
to Mary Ann Bray (1833-1903). |
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Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Willie L. Brown, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Mineola, Wood
County, Tex., March 20,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1981-95; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1996-2004; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Wiley Bryant (b. 1947) —
also known as John W. Bryant —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Lake Jackson, Brazoria
County, Tex., February
22, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1974-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1976,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1983-97; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Wiley Thomas Buchanan, Jr. (1914-1986) —
also known as Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Myrtle Hill, Van Zandt
County, Tex., January
4, 1914.
Son of Wiley T. Buchanan (1880-1953) and Lilla A. (Youngblood)
Buchanan (1885-1975).
Business
executive; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1953-56; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1956; Austria, 1975-77; chief of protocol, U.S. Department of State,
1957-61.
Methodist.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in a nursing
home, February
16, 1986 (age 72 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Burleson (1798-1851) —
of Texas.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., December
15, 1798.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835;
general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette,
1838-39; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1841-44; candidate for President
of the Texas Republic, 1844; member of Texas
state senate, 1846-51; died in office 1851.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died of pneumonia,
in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., December
26, 1851 (age 53 years, 11
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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George Walker Bush (b. 1946) —
also known as George W. Bush; "Dubya";
"Shrub"; "The Smirking Chimp";
"The Decider" —
of Midland, Midland
County, Tex.; Crawford, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 6,
1946.
Son of Barbara (Pierce) Bush and George
Herbert Walker Bush.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 19th District, 1978; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
Governor
of Texas, 1995-2000; President
of the United States, 2001-.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Skull and
Bones.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Prescott
Sheldon Bush; son of Barbara (Pierce) Bush and George
Herbert Walker Bush; married, November
5, 1977, to Laura Welch; cousin of Elizabeth
Walker Field; brother of John
Ellis Bush. See Bush
family of Massachusetts. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by George W. Bush: A
Charge to Keep (1999) — George
W. Bush on God and Country : The President Speaks Out About Faith,
Principle, and Patriotism (2004) — We
Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and
Freedom (2003) |
| | | Books about George W. Bush: J. H.
Hatfield et al, Fortunate
Son : George W. Bush and the Making of An American
President — Roger Simon, Divided
We Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the
Presidency — Frank Bruni, Ambling
into History : The Unlikely Odyssey of George W.
Bush — Bryan Laberge, George
W. Bush : In the Whirlwind — Lou Dubose et al, Boy
Genius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumph
of George W. Bush — Bill Sammon, Misunderestimated:
The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry, and the Bush
Haters — David Aikman, A
Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W.
Bush — Bob Woodward, Bush
at War — Bob Woodward, Plan
of Attack — Craig Unger, House
of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's
Two Most Powerful Dynasties — Stephen Mansfield, The
Faith of George W. Bush — Ronald Kessler, A
Matter of Character : Inside the White House of George W.
Bush — Paul Kengor, God
and George W. Bush : A Spiritual Life — Carolyn B.
Thompson & James W. Ware, The
Leadership Genius of George W. Bush: 10 Common Sense Lessons from the
Commander-in-Chief — Donald F. Kettl, Team
Bush : Leadership Lessons from the Bush White House —
Sandra J. Kachurek, George
W. Bush (for young readers) — Tim O'Shei & Joe Marren,
George
W. Bush (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about George W. Bush:
Molly Ivins, Shrub:
The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush —
David Corn, The
Lies of George W. Bush : Mastering the Politics of
Deception — Kevin Phillips, American
Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the
House of Bush — John Dean, Worse
Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W.
Bush — Kitty Kelly, The
Family : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty — John W.
Dean, Worse
Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W.
Bush — Ron Suskind, The
Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education
of Paul O'Neill — Robert C. Byrd, Losing
America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant
Presidency — Jack Huberman, The
Bush - Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of
the Past 100 Years — Ian Williams, Deserter
: George Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans, and His
Past — Dan Piraro, The
Three Little Pigs Buy the White House |
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Charles Pope Caldwell (1875-1940) —
also known as C. Pope Caldwell —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born near Bastrop, Bastrop
County, Tex., June 18,
1875.
Son of Charles G. Caldwell and Mary (Hill) Caldwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate in
primary for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1925.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sunnyside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 31,
1940 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861-1940) —
also known as Oscar B. Colquitt —
of Pittsburg, Camp
County, Tex.; Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex.
Born in Camilla, Mitchell
County, Ga., December
16, 1861.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Colquitt and Ann Elizabeth (Burkhalter)
Colquitt.
Lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; oil
business; member of Texas
state senate 9th District, 1895-98; Governor of
Texas, 1911-15; defeated, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; member, U.S. Board of Railway Labor
Mediation.
Methodist.
Died March 8,
1940 (age 78 years, 83
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Larry Ed Combest (b. 1945) —
also known as Larry Combest —
of Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Born in Memphis, Hall
County, Tex., March 20,
1945.
Republican. Farmer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John
Tower, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Texas 19th District, 1985-2003; resigned
2003; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988.
Methodist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Bowden Connally, Jr. (1917-1993) —
also known as John B. Connally —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born near Floresville, Wilson
County, Tex., February
27, 1917.
Son of John Bowden Connally, Sr. and Lela (Wright) Connally.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964;
Governor
of Texas, 1963-69; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1971-72; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980.
Methodist.
Shot
and wounded in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, in the same volley of
gunfire that killed President John
F. Kennedy. Prosecuted
for bribery
conspiracy in connection with milk price supports; acquitted.
Died of pulmonary
fibrosis, in Methodist Hospital,
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 15,
1993 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue at Sam
Houston Park, Houston, Tex.
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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) —
also known as Tom T. Connally —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born near Hewitt, McLennan
County, Tex., August
19, 1877.
Son of Jones Connally and Mary E. (Terry) Connally.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-04; Falls
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1929-53.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1963 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Son of William Carroll Crawford and Mary Jane (Rape) Crawford.
Republican. Accountant;
builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum
Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John Abney Culberson (b. 1956) —
also known as John Culberson —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
24, 1956.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1986-2001; Presidential Elector
for Texas, 2000;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 2001-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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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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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Thomas Hinds Duggan (1834-1865) —
of Texas.
Born in Claiborne
County, Miss., May 20,
1834.
Member of Texas
state senate, 1851-53, 1859-61 (23rd District 1851-53, 27th
District 1859-61); defeated, 1853 (23rd District), 1861 (25th
District).
Methodist.
Died, of chronic
cystitis, in Guadalupe
County, Tex., December
26, 1865 (age 31 years, 220
days).
Interment at San
Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Tex.
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Thomas Chester Edwards (b. 1951) —
also known as Chet Edwards —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., November
24, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1983-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833-1899) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1833.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1860;
secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1862-66; member of Colorado
territorial legislature, 1869; Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1873-74; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1877-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1884.
Methodist.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., November
27, 1899 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Charles M. Ferguson (c.1860-1906) —
of Texas.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., about 1860.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Involved in the Jaybird-Woodpecker War during the 1880s in Fort Bend
County, Texas; forced to leave the county by the Jaybirds in 1888,
but later won an out-of-court settlement against Jaybird leaders.
Died, of complications of Bright's
disease, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
1906 (age about 46
years).
Interment somewhere
in Houston, Tex.
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Edgar Franklin Foreman (b. 1933) —
also known as Ed Foreman —
of Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Portales, Roosevelt
County, N.M., December
22, 1933.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 1969-71; defeated,
1970.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Still living as of 1998.
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Mary Elizabeth Fox (b. 1912) —
of Georgetown, Williamson
County, Tex.; Granger, Williamson
County, Tex.
Born in Granger, Williamson
County, Tex., June 2,
1912.
Democrat. University
professor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1948.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Delta
Delta Delta.
Still living as of 1950.
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Arona Lea Germany (1870-1958) —
also known as Mammy Germany; Mrs. J. W.
Germany —
of Grand Saline, Van Zandt
County, Tex.
Born in 1870.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1940.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in Grand Saline, Van Zandt
County, Tex., 1958
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Woodside
Cemetery, Grand Saline, Tex.
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Eugene Benjamin Germany (1892-1971) —
also known as E. B. 'Gene' Germany —
of Highland Park, Dallas
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sweetwater, Nolan
County, Tex., September
18, 1892.
Son of Arona
Lea Germany.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; geologist;
oil
producer; industrialist;
founder of Preston State Bank,
Dallas, Tex.; founder of Cozby-Germany Hospital, Grand Saline, Tex.;
founder and president of Lone Star Steel Company; mayor
of Highland Park, Tex., 1934-40; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940,
1944
(alternate); Texas
Democratic state chair, 1944; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., July 12,
1971 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Woodside
Cemetery, Grand Saline, Tex.
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Kay Granger (b. 1943) —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., January
18, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
business; mayor
of Fort Worth, Tex., 1991-95; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1997-.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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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Thomas D. Hamilton, Jr. (c.1930-1994) —
also known as Tom Hamilton —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex., about 1930.
Pharmacist;
mayor
of Chula Vista, Calif., 1970-74.
Methodist.
Died, of diabetes
and strokes,
at Sharp Medical
Center, Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., March 26,
1994 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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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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Joseph Carroll Harrison (1822-1855) —
also known as J. C. Harrison —
of Cherokee
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, October
3, 1822.
Son of Joseph D. Harrison and Rachel (Lockhart) Harrison.
Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; hotel
operator; livery
business; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1855; died in office 1855.
Methodist.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
9, 1855 (age 33 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Stephen John Hay (1864-1916) —
also known as Stephen J. Hay —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., October
5, 1864.
Democrat. Mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1907-11.
Methodist.
Died February
29, 1916 (age 51 years, 147
days).
Original interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.; reinterment at Grove
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Tom Haywood (1939-2001) —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
30, 1939.
Republican. University
professor; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 81st District, 1990; member of Texas
state senate 30th District, 1995-2001; defeated, 1992; died in
office 2001.
Methodist.
Suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), similar to Parkinson's
disease; died, of a heart
attack, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., July 12,
2001 (age 61 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances Jackson (1910-2007) —
also known as Frances Robertson; Mrs. Burris Jackson;
Frances Davis —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.
Born in Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex., August
20, 1910.
Daughter of Whit Robertson and Stella (Godfrey) Robertson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Methodist.
Died, in Hill Regional Hospital,
Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex., April 16,
2007 (age 96 years, 239
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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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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Samuel Johnson (1804-1882) —
of Blount
County, Ala.; Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.; Blanco
County, Tex.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., June 15,
1804.
Methodist
minister; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Alabama
state senate, 1834, 1836.
Methodist.
Died in Blanco
County, Tex., December
17, 1882 (age 78 years, 185
days).
Interment at Old
Johnson Cemetery, Near Blanco, Blanco County, Tex.
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Samuel Robert Johnson (b. 1930) —
also known as Sam Johnson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
11, 1930.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1985-91; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1991-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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.
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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John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933) —
also known as John B. Kendrick —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born near Jacksonville, Cherokee
County, Tex., September
6, 1857.
Son of John Harvey Kendrick and Anna (Maye) Kendrick.
Democrat. Rancher;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wyoming, 1916,
1924;
Honorary Vice-President, 1912;
member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1916;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1915-17; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1917-33; died in office 1933.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
3, 1933 (age 76 years, 58
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Joseph Hubert Kurth (1857-1930) —
also known as Joseph H. Kurth; Simon Joseph
Kurth —
of Keltys (now part of Lufkin), Angelina
County, Tex.
Born in Endenich, Germany,
July
3, 1857.
Son of Johann Adam Kurth and Martha (Brenig) Kurth.
Republican. Lumberman;
railroad
builder; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,
1904;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1924.
Catholic;
later Methodist.
Died June 16,
1930 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lufkin, Tex.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Hattie Martin Glenn. |
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Dan Heflin Kuykendall (b. 1924) —
also known as Dan H. Kuykendall —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Cherokee, San Saba
County, Tex., July 9,
1924.
Son of Tom G. Kuykendall and Sarah J. Kuykendall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1967-75 (9th District 1967-73, 8th
District 1973-75); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Tennessee, 1972.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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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.
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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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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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.
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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Relatives:
Married, June 11,
1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode (died 1946). |
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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.
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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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.
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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Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) —
of Texas.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
3, 1817.
Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1841.
Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1881 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Polk Murchison (1908-1977) —
also known as W. P. Murchison —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., June 5,
1908.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1969-71.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Navarro
County, Tex., October
19, 1977 (age 69 years, 136
days).
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.
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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Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (b. 1938) —
also known as Solomon P. Ortiz —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Born in Robstown, Nueces
County, Tex., June 3,
1938.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; sheriff;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 27th District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lucy Phelps Patterson (c.1932-2000) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., about 1932.
Republican. Social
worker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1982.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
First
black woman ever elected to Dallas city council.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 15,
2000 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude Erwin. |
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James Richard Perry (b. 1950) —
also known as Rick Perry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Paint Creek, Haskell
County, Tex., March 4,
1950.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1985-90; Texas
commissioner of agriculture, 1991-98; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1999-2000; Governor of
Texas, 2001-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 2008
(delegation chair).
Methodist. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Jarrell Pickle (1913-2005) —
also known as J. J. 'Jake' Pickle —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Roscoe, Nolan
County, Tex., October
11, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; one of the
founders of radio
station KVET, in Austin, Texas; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1963-95.
Methodist.
Died June 18,
2005 (age 91 years, 250
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Robert Minter Rainey (1882-1971) —
also known as Robert M. Rainey —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., September
29, 1882.
Son of Jesse G. Rainey and Annie Elizabeth (Moore) Rainey.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-08; district judge in
Oklahoma, 1909-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1917-20; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-21.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died April 3,
1971 (age 88 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905) —
also known as John H. Reagan —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Born in Sevierville, Sevier
County, Tenn., October
8, 1818.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1847; district judge in Texas,
1852-57; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1857-61, 1875-87 (1st District
1857-61, 1875-83, 2nd District 1883-87); delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Confederate
Postmaster General, 1861-65; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Arrested
by Union
troops in May 1865, along with Jefferson
Davis, and imprisoned
for several months.
Died of pneumonia
in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., March 6,
1905 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
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Shack Roberts (born c.1821) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Arkansas, about 1821.
One of the founders,
in 1873, of Wiley College, Marshall, Tex.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1872.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820-1879) —
of Salado, Bell
County, Tex.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., August
23, 1820.
Son of Sterling
Clack Robertson and Frances (King) Robertson.
Democrat. Texas
Republic Postmaster General, 1839; lawyer; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; delegate to
Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Methodist.
Died in Salado, Bell
County, Tex., October
8, 1879 (age 59 years, 46
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bell County, Tex.
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Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Saner —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., August 9,
1871.
Son of John Franklin Saner and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1899-1901.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pete Sessions (b. 1955) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., March 22,
1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1997-2004 (5th District 1997-2003,
32nd District 2003-04); defeated, 1991 (3rd District), 1994 (5th
District).
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Wheatville, Morris
County, Tex., May 28,
1875.
Son of John
Levi Sheppard.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1902-13 (4th District 1902-03, 1st
District 1903-13); U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1913-41; died in office 1941.
Methodist. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died April 9,
1941 (age 65 years, 316
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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David McCann Sweeney (b. 1955) —
also known as Mac Sweeney —
of Ganado, Jackson
County, Tex.
Born in Wharton, Wharton
County, Tex., September
15, 1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1985-89; defeated, 1988;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1998.
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Albert Thomas (1898-1966) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., April 12,
1898.
Son of James Thomas and Lonnie (Langston) Thomas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1937-66; died in office
1966.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
15, 1966 (age 67 years, 309
days).
Interment at Houston
National Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Randal Tye Thomas (b. 1978) —
also known as Tye Thomas; Skip Thomas —
of Gun Barrel City, Henderson
County, Tex.; The Colony, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in a hospital
at Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex., August
23, 1978.
Republican. Mayor, Gun Barrel City, Tex., 2000-2001, resigned 2001;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 2000;
youngest mayor in Texas; indicted
for misdemeanor perjury,
and arrested
for public
intoxication, 2001.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2003.
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Thaddeus Austin Thomson (1853-1927) —
also known as Thaddeus A. Thomson; Thad A.
Thomson —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Burleson
County, Tex., January
17, 1853.
Son of Thomas Coke Thomson and Mary Jane Thomson.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter; rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912;
U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1913-16.
Methodist. Member, Navy
League.
Died January
21, 1927 (age 74 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Homer Thornberry (1909-1995) —
also known as W. Homer Thornberry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
9, 1909.
Son of William Moore Thornberry and Mary Lillian (Jones) Thornberry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1937-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1949-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1963-65; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1965-78.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died December
12, 1995 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) —
also known as John G. Tower —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., September
29, 1925.
Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(delegation chair), 1980;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Political Science Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid
allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing.
Killed in the crash of
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the
runway of Glynco Airport,
near Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., April 5,
1991 (age 65 years, 188
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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John Henry Traylor (1839-1925) —
also known as John H. Traylor —
of Granbury, Hood
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Rockport, Aransas
County, Tex.
Born in Traylorsville, Henry
County, Va., March 27,
1839.
Son of Robert
Bailey Traylor.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state house of representatives; elected 1881; member of Texas
state senate 30th District; elected 1883; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1898-1900.
Methodist.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 19,
1925 (age 85 years, 357
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Horace Worth Vaughan (1867-1922) —
also known as Horace W. Vaughan —
of Texas.
Born in Marion
County, Tex., December
2, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1915-16; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1916-22.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
10, 1922 (age 54 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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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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Claude Weaver (1867-1954) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., March 19,
1867.
Son of W. T.
G. Weaver.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1919;
district judge in Oklahoma, 1934.
Methodist.
Died May 20,
1954 (age 87 years, 62
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Bill White (b. 1953) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born July 15,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; Texas
Democratic state chair, 1995-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 2000;
mayor
of Houston, Tex., 2004-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2005.
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Guinn Williams (1871-1948) —
of Decatur, Wise
County, Tex.
Born near Beuela, Calhoun
County, Miss., April 22,
1871.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1922-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., January
9, 1948 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Decatur, Tex.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indian Territory, 1900;
member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory,
1904-07; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
The Durant public library is named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital,
Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April 10,
1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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Charles Nesbitt Wilson (1933-2010) —
also known as Charles Wilson; Charlie Wilson;
"Good Time Charlie" —
of Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex.
Born in Trinity, Trinity
County, Tex., June 1,
1933.
Democrat. Lumber
business; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Texas
state senate, 1966-72; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1973-96; resigned 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Methodist.
Died, from cardio-pulmonary
arrest, in Lufkin Memorial Hospital,
Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex., February
10, 2010 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Charles Wilson (1818-1860) —
of Texas.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
August
21, 1818.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1849-50; member of Texas
state senate, 1851-53.
Methodist.
Volunteer on the Somervell Expedition in 1842; captured at Mier,
Mexico, and held at Perote Prison until his escape in 1843; famed
orator in support of Texas annexation to the U.S. and, later,
secession to join the Confederacy.
Died of tuberculosis,
at Gonzales, Gonzales
County, Tex., February
7, 1860 (age 41 years, 170
days).
Original interment at Askey
Cemetery, Gonzales, Tex.; reinterment in 1936 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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James Hollins Woods (1858-1931) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Coffee
County, Tenn., April 30,
1858.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1898-1900; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1911-19; member of Texas
state senate, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Died in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., May 23,
1931 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Halbert Owen Woodward (1918-2000) —
also known as Halbert O. Woodward; Hal
Woodward —
of Coleman, Coleman
County, Tex.
Born in Coleman, Coleman
County, Tex., April 8,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; land
title supervisor, Humble Oil and
Refining Company, 1945-49; member, Texas State Highway
Commission, 1959-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1968-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist.
Died in Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex., October
3, 2000 (age 82 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Monroe Woolsey (1819-1901) —
also known as "Captain" —
of Texas.
Born in Georgia, September
3, 1819.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1887.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sweet Home, Lavaca
County, Tex., September
30, 1901 (age 82 years, 27
days).
Interment somewhere
in Yoakum, Tex.
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George Washington Wright (1809-1877) —
of Texas.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., December
11, 1809.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838-39; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-45; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., August 2,
1877 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tex.
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