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Alexander W. Acheson (1842-1934) —
also known as Sandie Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Son of Alexander Wilson Acheson and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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Fred Joseph Agnich (1913-2004) —
also known as Fred Agnich —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., July 19,
1913.
Son of John Agnich and Angeleine (Germaine) Agnich.
Republican. Geophysicist;
executive vice-president, Geophysical Services; vice-president, Texas
Instruments
Inc.; director, Texas Mid-Continet Oil and Gas
Association; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1967-79, 1971-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1971-82; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1972-76.
Presbyterian.
Died October
28, 2004 (age 91 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Son of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen.
Republican. Dentist; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Belle Atkinson. |
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Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866) —
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., April 29,
1820.
Son of Dr. Thomas Allen and Ann (Watkins) Allen.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Louisiana, 1864-65.
Presbyterian.
Died in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, April 22,
1866 (age 45 years, 358
days).
Interment at Old
State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La.
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Elizabeth Richards Andujar (1912-1997) —
also known as Betty Andujar; Elizabeth
Richards —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
6, 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1976;
member of Texas
state senate, 1973-82; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1976-82.
Female.
Presbyterian.
First
woman member of the Texas Senate; first
Republican member of the Texas Senate since Reconstruction.
Died June 8,
1997 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Richard Keith Armey (b. 1940) —
also known as Dick Armey —
of Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cando, Towner
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1940.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Texas 26th District, 1985-2003.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ruthelle Bacon (1893-1963) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., January
29, 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928
(alternate), 1944,
1948.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Zonta.
Died in 1963
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. (1892-1943) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., December
15, 1892.
Son of Joseph
Weldon Bailey and Ellen (Murray) Bailey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died
in military service, of pneumonia
following injuries he suffered in a collision,
in the military hospital
at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., July 17,
1943 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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George Washington Barnett (1793-1848) —
also known as G. W. Barnett —
of Texas.
Born in South Carolina, December
12, 1793.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Washington, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Washington, 1837-43.
Presbyterian.
Killed by
Lipan-Apache Indians while hunting
deer near Gonzales, Gonzales
County, Tex., October
8, 1848 (age 54 years, 301
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Gonzales, Tex.
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Harry Stephen Bartlett (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Bartlett —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
19, 1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1983-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1991-95.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Ken Bentsen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 3,
1959.
Democrat. Investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Texas 25th District, 1995-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2002.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. (1921-2006) —
also known as Lloyd M. Bentsen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex., February
11, 1921.
Son of Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr. and Edna Ruth (Colbath) Bentsen.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1948-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984;
speaker, 1988;
president, Lincoln Liberty Life
Insurance Company; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1971-93; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1976;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-94.
Baptist
or Presbyterian. Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Elks.
Died, of complications from a 1998 stroke, in
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 23,
2006 (age 85 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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James Ramsey Beverley (1894-1967) —
also known as James R. Beverley —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex., June 15,
1894.
Son of William Beverley and Clara (Hendricks) Beverley.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Lindsay Blanton (1872-1957) —
also known as Thomas L. Blanton —
of Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
25, 1872.
Son of Thomas Lindsay Blanton .
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Texas 42nd District, 1908-16; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1917-29, 1930-37 (16th District
1917-19, 17th District 1919-29, 1930-37).
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Albany, Shackelford
County, Tex., August
11, 1957 (age 84 years, 290
days).
Interment at Albany
Cemetery, Albany, 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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Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) —
also known as Tom C. Clark —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
23, 1899.
Son of William H. Clark and Jennie (Falls) Clark.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1945-49; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1977 (age 77 years, 263
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Ronald D'Emory Coleman (b. 1941) —
also known as Ronald D. Coleman —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
29, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-82; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clyde Otis Eastus (b. 1886) —
also known as Clyde O. Eastus —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex., November
19, 1886.
Son of Jefferson Franklin Eastus and Junnie Marie (Wilkinson) Eastus.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1933-45.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) —
also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower;
"Ike" —
Born in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., October
14, 1890.
Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower (1862-1946) and David Jacob
Eisenhower (1863-1942).
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president
of Columbia University, 1948-53; President
of the United States, 1953-61.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Loyal
Legion.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. dollar
coin, 1971-78.
Died, after a series of heart
attacks, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1969 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Eisenhower
Center, Abilene, Kan.
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Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) —
also known as Thomas W. Gregory —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Crawfordsville (unknown
county), Miss., November
6, 1861.
Son of Francis Robert Gregory (killed in Civil War) and Mary Cornelia
(Watt) Gregory.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Attorney General, 1914-19.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
A gymnasium at the University of Texas was named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
February
26, 1933 (age 71 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Austin, Tex.
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Marshall Hicks (b. 1865) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., August
26, 1865.
Son of Francis Marion Hicks and Anne Ellen (McDougald) Hicks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 49th Judicial District, 1891-95; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1892-94; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1899-1903; member of Texas
state senate 24th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke, in
a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Ireland (1827-1896) —
also known as "Oxcart John" —
of Texas.
Born near Millerstown, Grayson
County, Ky., January
21, 1827.
Mayor
of Seguin, Tex., 1858; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; district judge in
Texas, 1866-67; member of Texas
state house of representatives; member of Texas
state senate; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1875-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1878; Governor of
Texas, 1883-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1896 (age 69 years, 44
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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John Ellett Jackson (b. 1892) —
also known as John E. Jackson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., August 3,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1928; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1929-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1934-50.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Louise Allen. |
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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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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March 23,
1865.
Son of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith.
Presbyterian
minister; president,
Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; president,
Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to Elritta
Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis. |
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James Marvin Leath (1931-2000) —
also known as Marvin Leath —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., May 6,
1931.
Democrat. Country
musician; banker; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1979-91.
Presbyterian.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital
in Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
8, 2000 (age 69 years, 216
days).
Interment at Memorial
Gardens, Henderson, Tex.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Son of John Rowland Leavell (1820-1900) and Elizabeth Jane (Chalmers)
Leavell (1823-1885).
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1913-18.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Isaac Montgomery (1776-1861) —
of Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., October
25, 1776.
Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1813; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member of Indiana
state senate, 1817-20, 1823-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana, 1828;
probate judge in Indiana, 1830-32; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sempronius, Austin
County, Tex., July 15,
1861 (age 84 years, 263
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Austin County, Tex.; cenotaph at Masonic
Cemetery, Chappell Hill, Tex.
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Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) —
also known as Robert Mosbacher —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 11,
1927.
Son of Emil Mosbacher and Gertrude (Schwartz) Mosbacher.
Republican. Founder, Mosbacher Energy
Company; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, American
Petroleum
Institute; director, Texas Commerce Bank;
director, New York Life
Insurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92.
Jewish;
later Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
24, 2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Graham Boynton Purcell, Jr. (b. 1919) —
also known as Graham Purcell, Jr. —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Archer City, Archer
County, Tex., May 5,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge
in Texas, 1955; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1962-73; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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William F. Ramsey (b. 1855) —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Bell
County, Tex., October
25, 1855.
Son of John J. Ramsey and Nancy (Clark) Ramsey.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
Presidential Elector for Texas, 1884;
Judge
of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1908-11; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1911-12; candidate in primary for Governor of
Texas, 1912; board chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Choice Boswell Randell (1857-1945) —
also known as Choice B. Randell —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born near Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., January
1, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1901-13 (5th District 1901-03, 4th
District 1903-13).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., October
19, 1945 (age 88 years, 291
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Son of John Reily and Nancy (Hunter) Reily.
Lawyer;
major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in SAINT Petersburg, 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Presbyterian; later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April 14,
1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Clarence Robinson (b. 1875) —
of Tecumseh, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in De Leon, Comanche
County, Tex., December
11, 1875.
Son of M. V. Robinson and Maria L. (Williams) Robinson.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
Mayor, Tecumseh, Okla., 1917-18; Pottawatomie
County Probate Judge, 1919-22.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) —
also known as Allan Sanford —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., July 3,
1869.
Son of William Sanford and Elizabeth (Douglas) Sanford.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Octavius Sewall (1806-1840) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1806.
Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1839-40.
Presbyterian.
Died in Elysian Fields, Harrison
County, Tex., 1840
(age about
34 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Beal Smith (1846-1930) —
of Texas.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., March 28,
1846.
Son of John
Titus Smith.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state legislature, 1911.
Presbyterian.
Died, of valvular heart
disease, February
8, 1930 (age 83 years, 317
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Crockett, Tex.
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George Able Sprague (1871-1963) —
also known as George Sprague —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Spring Valley, Fillmore
County, Minn., November
30, 1871.
Mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1937-39.
Presbyterian.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
8, 1963 (age 91 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oak
Cliff Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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John Hall Stephens (1847-1924) —
also known as John H. Stephens —
of Vernon, Wilbarger
County, Tex.
Born in Shelby
County, Tex., November
22, 1847.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1897-1917.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
18, 1924 (age 76 years, 362
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Vernon, Tex.
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William McClellan Thornberry (b. 1958) —
also known as Mac Thornberry —
of Clarendon, Donley
County, Tex.
Born in Clarendon, Donley
County, Tex., July 15,
1958.
Republican. Rancher; lawyer;
legislative counsel to U.S. Rep. Thomas
G. Loeffler, 1983-85; chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Larry
Combest, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1995-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Claude Wright, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Jim Wright, Jr. —
of Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
22, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; mayor
of Weatherford, Tex., 1950-54; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1955-89; resigned 1989;
Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1987-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961.
Presbyterian.
He was subject of an investigation
by the House Ethics Committee in 1989; it appeared from the report
that he had evaded limits on gifts and
speaking fees; resigned
under fire in June, 1989.
Still living as of 2009.
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