The Political Graveyard: Bentsen family of Texas

Bentsen family of Texas

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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; married, November 27, 1943, to Beryl Ann Longino; uncle of Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr.. 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; president, Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Company; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1971-93; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1988; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-94. Baptist or Presbyterian. Danish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Nu. Died, of complications from a 1998 stroke, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., May 23, 2006. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Beryl Ann Bentsen (b. 1922) — also known as B. A. Bentsen; Beryl Ann Longino — of Texas. Born in 1922. Married, November 27, 1943, to Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Texas, 1966-. Female. Baptist. Still living as of 1967.
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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. Nephew of Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.. Democrat. Investment banker; U.S. Representative from Texas 25th District, 1995-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 2002. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2003.
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