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Jean Baptiste Adoue, Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
4, 1884.
Son of Jean Baptiste Adoue and Mittie N. (Simpson) Adoue.
President, Dallas National Bank of
Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance
Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance
Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe
Company; director, First Texas Chemical
Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel
Company; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1951-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary; Phi
Delta Theta; Newcomen
Society.
Died, from a heart
attack, while working at his
bank, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Jim R. Alexander (b. 1946) —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.; Denton, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Era, Cooke
County, Tex., August
16, 1946.
Son of Gordon L. Alexander and Esther (Sherrill) Alexander.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,
1980.
Protestant.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married 1968
to Mona Sue Beeler. |
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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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Oliver Percy Archer (1869-1930) —
also known as O. P. Archer —
of McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Garland, Tipton
County, Tenn., November
29, 1869.
Mayor
of McAllen, Tex., 1913-23.
Member, Rotary.
Archer Park, which he donated to the city of McAllen in 1917, was named for
him in 1933.
Died May 3,
1930 (age 60 years, 155
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, McAllen, Tex.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Preston Blocker (1892-1947) —
also known as William P. Blocker —
of Hondo, Medina
County, Tex.
Born in Hondo, Medina
County, Tex., September
30, 1892.
Son of Vincular Harwood Blocker and Daisy D. Blocker.
Democrat. School
teacher; salesman;
U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; Piedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul in Piedras Negras, 1919-23; Guaymas, 1923-24; Mazatlan, 1925-29; Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32; Monterrey, 1938; U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez, 1938-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack, on board
the U.S. Transport St. Mihiel, on which he had been scheduled
to sail to Panama, at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
28, 1947 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Lyle H. Boren (1909-1992) —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., May 11,
1909.
Son of Mark Lattimar Boren and Nannie Mae (Weatherall) Boren.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1937-47; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Church
of Christ. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 2,
1992 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) —
also known as Kevin Brady —
of The Woodlands, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., April 11,
1955.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-; arrested
on October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., and charged
with driving
while intoxicated.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lionel Cade (1918-1990) —
of Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, August
14, 1918.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Compton, Calif., 1977-81; defeated, 1973, 1981.
African
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died, while suffering from emphysema,
April
3, 1990 (age 71 years, 232
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Marion Price Daniel (1910-1988) —
also known as Price Daniel —
of Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex.
Born in Dayton, Liberty
County, Tex., October
10, 1910.
Son of Marion Price Daniel and Nannie (Partlow) Daniel.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1939-45; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1943-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940,
1948,
1964;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas
state attorney general, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1953-57; Governor of
Texas, 1957-63; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1971-; appointed 1971.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, from a stroke, in
Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex., August
25, 1988 (age 77 years, 320
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
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Thomas Joseph Davis (b. 1963) —
also known as Tom Davis —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born, in Webb Air Force Base Hospital,
Big Spring, Howard
County, Tex., January
25, 1963.
Republican. Chair of
Tarrant County Republican Party, 1988-2000; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1992; vice-chair of
Texas Republican Party, 2002.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Thomas Dale DeLay (b. 1947) —
also known as Tom DeLay; "The Hammer";
"Hot Tub Tom" —
of Lake Jackson, Brazoria
County, Tex.; Sugar Land, Fort Bend
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., April 8,
1947.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1979-85; U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1985-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
indicted
in 2005 on criminal conspiracy and money
laundering charges;
the conspiracy charge was later dismissed; trial pending.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Phil Dyer (b. 1951) —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Born July 6,
1951.
Banker;
mayor
of Plano, Tex., 2009-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Ovie Clark Fisher (1903-1994) —
also known as O. Clark Fisher —
of San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex.
Born in Junction, Kimble
County, Tex., November
22, 1903.
Son of Jobe B. Fisher and Rhoda (Clark) Fisher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1943-75.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Acacia.
Died December
9, 1994 (age 91 years, 17
days).
Interment at Junction
Cemetery, Junction, Tex.
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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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Robert Alexander Hefner (b. 1874) —
also known as Robert A. Hefner —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Lone Oak, Hunt
County, Tex., February
7, 1874.
Son of William Lafayette Hefner and Sallie Jane (Masters) Hefner.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1927-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Jerry K. Johnson (c.1934-2000) —
of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex.
Born about 1934.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1989-96.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died April 19,
2000 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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David Keith McCurdy (b. 1950) —
also known as Dave McCurdy —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Canadian, Hemphill
County, Tex., March 30,
1950.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1981-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1994.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clinton Dotson McKinnon (1906-2001) —
also known as Clinton D. McKinnon —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
5, 1906.
Son of John McKinnon and Tennie McKinnon.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California 23rd District, 1949-53; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1952.
Member, Rotary.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., December
29, 2001 (age 95 years, 327
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) —
also known as Walter Rogers —
of Pampa, Gray
County, Tex.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., July 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 when
President John
F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a hospital
in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2001 (age 92 years, 316
days).
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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E. Carlyle Smith, Jr. (c.1939-2003) —
of Grand Prairie, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., about 1939.
Son of E.
Carlyle Smith.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of complications from a brain
tumor, in Grand Prairie, Dallas
County, Tex., June 29,
2003 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Old
Southland Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Tex.
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Coke Robert Stevenson (1888-1975) —
also known as Coke R. Stevenson —
of Junction, Kimble
County, Tex.
Born in Mason
County, Tex., March 20,
1888.
Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1919-21; member of Texas
state house of representatives 86th District, 1929-39; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1933-37; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1939-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940;
Governor
of Texas, 1941-47; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen of
the World; Rotary.
Died June 28,
1975 (age 87 years, 100
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Kimble County, Tex.
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Frank Durward White (1933-2003) —
also known as Frank White; Durward Frank
Kyle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., June 4,
1933.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1981-83; defeated, 1982, 1986; Arkansas banking
commissioner, 1998-2003.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 21,
2003 (age 69 years, 351
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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