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• Jo Abbott (1840-1908) — also known as Joseph Abbott — of Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex. Born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 15, 1840. Son of William Abbott and Mary Abbott; married, December 15, 1868, to Rowena W. Sturgis. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1869-71; district judge in Texas, 1879-84; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1887-97. Abbott, Texas is named for him. Died in Hillsboro, Hill County, Tex., February 11, 1908. Interment at Old Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Acker, Sr. (born c.1845) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Mississippi. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1883, 1925-29. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Quincy Adams (b. 1900) — also known as John Q. Adams — of Harlingen, Cameron County, Tex. Born in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., June 7, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thurman W. Adkins (born c.1906) — of LaFayette, Upshur County, Tex. Born in Texas. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 4th District, 1929. Still living as of 1929.
  
  
• Baylor Lewis Agerton (b. 1887) — also known as Baylor L. Agerton — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Jonesboro, Coryell County, Tex., December 29, 1887. Son of Melissa Jane (Montgomery) Agerton. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1917-19. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.
  
  
• Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) — also known as Anthony B. Akers — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born near Charlotte, Atascosa County, Tex., October 19, 1914. Son of Ambrose B. Akers and Margaret (Long) Akers; married, November 28, 1942, to Jane Pope. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1961-63. Member, Federal Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, probably from a heart attack, in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, N.C., April 1, 1976. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ebenezer Allen (1804-1863) — of Orono, Penobscot County, Maine; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., April 8, 1804. Lawyer; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1844-45, 1845-46; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1844-45; Texas state attorney general, 1850-52; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Allen, Texas is named for him. Died in the Civil War in Virginia, 1863. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James V. Allred (1899-1959) — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Bowie, Montague County, Tex., March 29, 1899. Son of Renne Allred and Mary (Hinson) Allred; married, June 20, 1927, to Jo Betsy Miller. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Texas state attorney general, 1931-35; Governor of Texas, 1935-39; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1939-42, 1949-59; died in office 1959; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1942. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Optimist Club. Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., September 24, 1959. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Tex.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Rafael Anchia — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; member of Texas state house of representatives 103rd District, 2004-. Member, Lions. Suffered minor injuries in the automobile accident which killed State Rep. Joe Moreno, May 6, 2005. Still living as of 2005.
  
  
• Raymond Douglas Anderson (b. 1927) — also known as Raymond Anderson — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Lincoln County, Ky., November 3, 1927. Son of Thomas Whitley Anderson and Caroline (Otto) Anderson; married, September 5, 1953, to Lois Powell. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Bowie County Republican Party, 1967-70, 1972-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• 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; married, April 10, 1935, to Ollie Mae Rawlins (died 1987). 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; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi. 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. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; married 1971 to Ann Bowman. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 25th District, 1983-95; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1994. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (b. 1928) — also known as Bill Archer — of Hunters Creek Village, Harris County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., March 22, 1928. Father-in-law of Wayne Parker. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1971-2001; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972, 1988. Catholic. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Morris Sheppard Arnold (b. 1941) — of Arkansas. Born in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., October 8, 1941. Great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard; grandson of Morris Sheppard; brother of Richard Sheppard Arnold; first cousin of Connie Mack III. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1985-92; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1992-. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texas
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Richard Sheppard Arnold (1936-2004) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., March 26, 1936. Great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard; grandson of Morris Sheppard; first cousin of Connie Mack III; brother of Morris Sheppard Arnold. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1966, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1969-70; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1978-80; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1978-80; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1980-2001; took senior status 2001. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from complications of lymphoma, in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 23, 2004. Cremated; ashes interred at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Little Rock, Ark.
  • See also Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texas
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• George Sublett Atkinson (b. 1892) — 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, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Morris Atlas (b. 1926) — of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., December 25, 1926. Son of Sam Atlas and Bertha (Cohen) Atlas; married 1947 to Rita Wilner. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; director, McAllen General Hospital, Texas Commerce Bank; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1968, 1972; chair of Hidalgo County Democratic Party, 1968-80. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Epsilon Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1983.
  
  
• Nancy Friedman Atlas (b. 1949) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 20, 1949. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1995-. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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; married, December 7, 1892, to Susie Snyder. 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, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died December 22, 1961. Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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; married to Alice Mae Nicholson. 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, 1924, 1926, 1930. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) — also known as Joseph W. Bailey — of Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Washington, D.C. Born near Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Miss., October 6, 1862. Father of Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1884; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1888; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1901-13; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1920. Died in a courtroom while defending a client, in Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., April 13, 1929. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, November 6, 1924, to Roberta Lewis. 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. Original interment at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Moseley Baker (1802-1848) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; San Felipe, Austin County, Tex.; Galveston County, Tex.; Harris County, Tex. Born in Norfolk, Va., September 20, 1802. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1829; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836, 1838-39; defeated, 1841; candidate for Texas Republic Senate, 1842. Died, of yellow fever, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., November 4, 1848. Original interment somewhere in Houston, Tex.; reinterment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  
  
• Phillip Benjamin Baldwin (b. 1924) — of Marshall, Harrison County, Tex. Born in Marshall, Harrison County, Tex., December 23, 1924. Son of John B. Baldwin and Lucille (Jones) Baldwin; married 1949 to Mertie Juanita Bellamy. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of Harrison County Democratic Party, 1962-67; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1968-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took senior status 1986. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Thomas Henry Ball (1859-1944) — of Huntsville, Walker County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Huntsville, Walker County, Tex., January 14, 1859. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1892, 1896, 1900; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1897-1903 (1st District 1897-1903, 8th District 1903); candidate for Governor of Texas, 1914. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., May 7, 1944. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, February 16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. 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; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• W. S. Barron (born c.1889) — of Bryan, Brazos County, Tex. Born in Texas. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 26th District, 1925-29; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Lynn Batts (1864-1935) — of Bastrop, Bastrop County, Tex.; Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Tex., November 1, 1864. Son of Andrew Jackson Batts and Julia (Rice) Batts; married, November 12, 1889, to Harriet Fiquet Boak. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1917-19; resigned 1919; general counsel, Gulf Oil Corp., Gulf Refining Co. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died May 19, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Carlos Bee (1867-1932) — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Saltillo, Coahuila of American parents, July 8, 1867. Great-grandson of Thomas Bee; grandson of Barnard Elliott Bee; son of Hamilton Prioleau Bee. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1904, 1908; member of Texas state senate, 1915-19; U.S. Representative from Texas 14th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., April 20, 1932. Interment at Confederate Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
  • See also Bee family of South Carolina
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• David Owen Belew, Jr. (b. 1920) — of Texas. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., March 27, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1979-90; took senior status 1990. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Christopher Bell (b. 1959) — also known as Chris Bell — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Texas, November 23, 1959. Democrat. Journalist; lawyer; member Houston City Council, 1997-2001; U.S. Representative from Texas 25th District, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Fortunato Pedro Benavides (b. 1947) — of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Tex. Born in Mission, Hidalgo County, Tex., February 3, 1947. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1981-84; Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 1984-91; Judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1991-92; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1994-. Hispanic. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Leonard Julius Benckenstein (b. 1894) — also known as L. J. Benckenstein — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 5, 1894. Son of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson) Benckenstein; married, April 15, 1917, to Elaine Lock. Republican. Lawyer; member of Texas Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for chief justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Alpha Chi Rho. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sterling D. Bennett (b. 1888) — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark., February 24, 1888. Son of Henry Swan Bennett and Sarah J. (Pratt) Bennett; married, March 6, 1911, to Avie Shaver. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1931-36; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1936. Christian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  • See also Bentsen family of Texas
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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; married to Jessie Lindley. 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.
  
  
• James Ramsey Beverley (b. 1894) — 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; married, June 20, 1925, to Mary Smith Jarmon. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Frederick Biery, Jr. (b. 1947) — of Texas. Born in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Tex., November 11, 1947. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1983-88; Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 1989-94; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1994-2000. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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, 2000, 2004. Methodist. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Claude Vivian Birkhead (b. 1880) — also known as Claude Birkhead — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Phoenix, Jackson County, Ore., May 27, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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 (Shackelford) Black; married, March 15, 1903, to Mamie Coleman. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., May 22, 1975. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Norman William Black (1931-1997) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., December 6, 1931. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1979-96; took senior status 1996. Died in Silverthorne, Summit County, Colo., July 23, 1997. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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 ; brother of Annie Webb Blanton; married to May Louise Matthews. 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, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Albany, Shackelford County, Tex., August 11, 1957. Interment at Albany Cemetery, Albany, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold E. Bledsoe (1896-1974) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Harrison County, Tex., August 29, 1896. Son of William Bledsoe and Mattie (Smith) Bledsoe; married to Mamie Geraldine Neal. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 11th District, 1961-62. Black. Baptist. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 26, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas R. Bond (born c.1872) — of Terrell, Kaufman County, Tex. Born in Texas. Lawyer; farmer; member of Texas state house of representatives 52nd District, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jim D. Bowmer (b. 1919) — of Temple, Bell County, Tex. Born in Temple, Bell County, Tex., May 4, 1919. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Charles Albert Boynton (1867-1954) — also known as Charles A. Boynton — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. Born in East Hatley, Compton County, Quebec, November 26, 1867. Son of Alpheus S. Boynton and Jane Grannis (Cook) Boynton; married, November 1, 1897, to Laura Bassett Young. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1906-13; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1918; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1924-47; took senior status 1947. Episcopalian. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., October 12, 1954. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Searcy Bracewell (b. 1918) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 19, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1947; member of Texas state senate, 1950. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• Charles Louis Brachfield (1871-1947) — also known as Charles L. Brachfield — of Henderson, Rusk County, Tex. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., January 10, 1871. Son of Benjamin Brachfield and Henrietta 'Yetta' Brachfield. Lawyer; member of Texas state senate 8th District, 1903-04; Rusk County Judge. Jewish. Died in Henderson, Rusk County, Tex., June 6, 1947. Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
  
  
• Rolland Bradley (born c.1897) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Michigan. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 19th District, 1929; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Oscar Braecklein (1920-2001) — also known as William O. Braecklein; Bill Braecklein — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1966-72; member of Texas state senate 16th District, 1972-78. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Theta. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing home, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 14, 2001. Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  
  
• 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; married, January 25, 1908, to Vivian Rogers. Democrat. Lawyer; 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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1932; 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. Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Leo Brewster (1903-1979) — of Texas. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., October 16, 1903. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1961-73; took senior status 1973. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., November 27, 1979. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., January 8, 1876. Son of George Dempster Briggs and Olive (Branch) Briggs; married, August 17, 1927, to Lois Slayton Woodworth. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas 10th District, 1909-19; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office 1933. Episcopalian. Died of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., April 29, 1933. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Briones (b. 1943) — of Texas. Born in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., 1943. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1991-94; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1994-. Hispanic. Still living as of 2002.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Charles Robin Britt (b. 1942) — also known as Robin Britt — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., June 29, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Guilford County Democratic Party, 1979-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1980; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1983-85; defeated, 1984, 1986. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Robert Brown (1909-1993) — also known as John R. Brown — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Funk, Phelps County, Neb., December 10, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1955-84; took senior status 1984. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 23, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  • Books about John Robert Brown: Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes
  
  
• Paul Neeley Brown (b. 1926) — also known as Paul N. Brown — of Sherman, Grayson County, Tex. Born in Grayson County, Tex., 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1959-60; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1985-2001; took senior status 2001. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Thomas Jefferson Brown (1836-1915) — also known as Thomas J. Brown — Born in Jasper County, Ga., July 24, 1836. Son of Ervin Brown and Matilda (Burdett) Brown; married, August 7, 1859, to Louise T. Estes. Lawyer; law partner of James W. Throckmorton and Samuel A. Roberts; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1889-92; district judge in Texas, 1892; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1893-1911; chief justice of Texas state supreme court, 1911-15; died in office 1915. Died, of stomach cancer, in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., May 26, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Married 1958 to Blanche Vitero. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1981-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972, 2000, 2004; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1997-; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 2004. Black. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Willie L. Brown, Jr.: Basic Brown : My Life and Our Times (2007)
  • Books about Willie Brown: James Richardson, Willie Brown : A Biography
  
  
• James Nathan Browning (1850-1921) — also known as J. N. Browning — of Texas. Born in Clark County, Ark., March 13, 1850. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1883-89, 1891; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1898-1902. Died November 9, 1921. Interment at Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Tex.
  
  
• David Ezekiel Bryant (1845-1910) — also known as David E. Bryant — of Sherman, Grayson County, Tex. Born in Larue County, Ky., October 19, 1845. Son of Anthony Bryant; married to Arizona Thompson; father of Randolph Bryant. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1890-1910; died in office 1910. Died in Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., February 5, 1910. Interment at West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• 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; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1983-97; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1996. Methodist. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Randolph Bryant (1893-1951) — of Sherman, Grayson County, Tex. Born in Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., May 2, 1893. Son of David Ezekiel Bryant and Arizona (Thompson) Bryant; married, April 27, 1918, to Julia Hoard. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1922-31; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1931-51; died in office 1951. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died April 24, 1951. Interment at West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Curtis Bryson (b. 1945) — Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., 1945. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Henry Friendly 1973-74, and to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, 1974-75; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1994-. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Jerry Buchmeyer (b. 1933) — Born in Overton, Rusk County, Tex., 1933. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1979-2003; took senior status 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Raymond Elliot Buck (1894-1971) — also known as Raymond E. Buck — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., July 13, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; insurance executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964. Member, American Bar Association. Died March 27, 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.
  
  
• Carl Olaf Bue, Jr. (b. 1922) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1970-87; took senior status 1987. Still living as of 1987.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Lucius Desha Bunton III (1924-2001) — also known as Lucius Bunton — of Odessa, Ector County, Tex. Born in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Tex., December 1, 1924. Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney, 83rd District, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1979-92; took senior status 1992. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., January 17, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Albert Sidney Burleson (1863-1937) — also known as Albert S. Burleson — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in San Marcos, Hays County, Tex., June 7, 1863. Grandson of Edward Burleson; son of Edward Burleson, Jr. and Emma (Kyle) Burleson; married 1889 to Adele Steiner. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1899-1913 (9th District 1899-1903, 10th District 1903-13); U.S. Postmaster General, 1913-21. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., November 24, 1937. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  • See also Burleson family of Texas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, July 20, 1907, to Frances Morrison. 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. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edwin O. Call (1859-1918) — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in North Carolina, April 7, 1859. Lawyer; mayor of Corsicana, Tex., 1902-05. Died in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., November 16, 1918. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891) — of Gilmer, Upshur County, Tex. Born in Jefferson County, Ala., February 20, 1828. Father of John Lafayette Camp, Jr.. Democrat. Planter; lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872; member of Texas state senate, 1875-78; district judge in Texas, 1878-84. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., July 16, 1891. Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex. Camp County, Tex. is named for him.
  
  
• John Lafayette Camp, Jr. (1855-1918) — Born in Gilmer, Upshur County, Tex., September 15, 1855. Son of John Lafayette Camp. Lawyer; member of Texas state senate, 1887-91; state court judge in Texas, 1897-1912; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1913-18. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., August 10, 1918. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Mitchell Campbell (1856-1923) — of Palestine, Anderson County, Tex. Born in Rusk, Cherokee County, Tex., April 22, 1856. Son of Thomas D. Campbell and Racheal (Moore) Campbell. Lawyer; receiver, and later general manager, International and Great Northern Railroad; Governor of Texas, 1907-11. Died April 1, 1923. Interment at Old City Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
  
  
• W. C. Carpenter (born c.1871) — of Bay City, Matagorda County, Tex. Born in Alabama. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 21st District, 1921-23, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Vincent Waggoner Carr (1918-2004) — also known as Waggoner Carr — of Lubbock County, Tex. Born in Fairlie, Hunt County, Tex., October 1, 1918. Son of Vincent Carr and Ruth (Warlick) Carr; married, December 21, 1941, to Ernestine Story. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Lubbock County Attorney, 1948-50; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1951-61; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1957-61; Texas state attorney general, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1966; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1968. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Breakfasted with Pres. John F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, on the morning of his assassination, November 22, 1963. Died, of cancer, in Austin, Travis County, Tex., February 25, 2004. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John R. Carter (b. 1941) — of Round Rock, Williamson County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., November 6, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1981-2001; U.S. Representative from Texas 31st District, 2003-. Lutheran. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Robert Randolph Casey (1915-1986) — also known as Bob Casey — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., July 27, 1915. Son of Samuel R. Casey and Mabel Caywood Casey; married, August 13, 1935, to Hazel M. Brann. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1948-49; county judge in Texas, 1951-58; U.S. Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1959-76. Christian. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., April 17, 1986. Interment at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Barzillai J. Chambers (1817-1895) — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex. Born in Montgomery County, Ky., December 5, 1817. Son of Walker Chambers and Talitha Cumi (Mothershead) Chambers; married 1852 to Susan Wood; married 1854 to Emma Montgomery; married 1861 to Harriet A. Killough. Surveyor; lawyer; Greenback candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1880. Christian. Member, Freemasons. Died September 16, 1895. Interment at Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
  
  
• Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) — also known as Walter M. Chandler — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Yazoo County, Miss., December 8, 1867. Son of King David Chandler and Mary Frances (Harrison) Chandler. Republican. Cowboy; school teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23; defeated, 1922, 1924. Died, from a heart attack and intestinal malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 16, 1935. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jim Chapman (b. 1945) — of Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Tex. Born in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1985-97; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1996. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Oscar F. Chastain (born c.1873) — of Eastland, Eastland County, Tex. Born in Texas. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 106th District, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joe William Christie (b. 1933) — also known as Joe Christie — of Canutillo, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Rising Star, Eastland County, Tex., June 28, 1933. Lawyer; candidate for Texas state house of representatives, 1964; member of Texas state senate 29th District, 1966. Member, American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Edward Clark (1815-1880) — of Marshall, Harrison County, Tex. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., April 1, 1815. Nephew of John Clark. Lawyer; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1846; member of Texas state senate, 1847; secretary of state of Texas, 1853-57; Governor of Texas, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died May 4, 1880. Interment at Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Edward Clark (b. 1906) — also known as Ed Clark — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Tex., July 5, 1906. Son of John David Clark and Leila (Downs) Clark; married, December 27, 1927, to Anne Metcalfe. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; secretary of state of Texas, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1960; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1965-67. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) — also known as William Ramsey Clark — of near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., December 18, 1927. Son of Thomas Campbell Clark and Mary (Ramsey) Clark; married, April 16, 1949, to Georgia Welch. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney General, 1967-69; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1974, 1976 (primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1976. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association. Still living as of 2003.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• 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; married, November 8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey; father of Ramsey 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, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 13, 1977. Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• David Keith Cobb (b. 1962) — also known as David Cobb — Born in San Leon, Galveston County, Tex., December 24, 1962. Green. Lawyer; candidate for Texas state attorney general, 2002; candidate for President of the United States, 2004. Arrested, in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Libertarian Party presidential nominee Michael Bednarik, while protesting their exclusion from presidential debates. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) — also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie Stallings — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Forney, Kaufman County, Tex., June 24, 1914. Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings; married 1939 to Creighton R. Coleman. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Altrusa; American Association of University Women; American Legion Auxiliary; Junior League; Alpha Omicron Pi; Beta Sigma Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Died, of cancer, in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., November 27, 2001. Cremated; ashes interred at Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
  
  
• 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. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Wilbourne B. Collie (born c.1902) — of Eastland, Eastland County, Tex. Born in Texas. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state senate 24th District, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861-1940) — 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; married, December 9, 1885, to Alice Murrell. 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. Methodist. Died March 8, 1940. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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; married, November 16, 1904, to Louise Clarkson (died 1935); married, April 25, 1942, to Lucile (Sanderson) Sheppard; step-grandfather of Connie Mack III; step-great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV. 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; U.S. Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1929-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1963. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
  • See also Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Guy Cordon (1890-1969) — of Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore. Born in Cuero, DeWitt County, Tex., April 24, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1944-55; defeated, 1954. Died in Washington, D.C., June 8, 1969. Interment at Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Ore.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Cornyn (b. 1952) — of Texas. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., February 2, 1952. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1984-90; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1990-97; Texas state attorney general, 1999-2002; U.S. Senator from Texas, 2002-. Still living as of 2005.
  • Cross-reference: Pete Olson
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• W. R. Cousins (born c.1881) — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Born in Texas. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state senate 4th District, 1921-24, 1929-33. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arnold Wilson Cowen (b. 1905) — also known as Wilson Cowen — of Texas. Born near Clifton, Bosque County, Tex., December 20, 1905. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1935-38; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Martin McNulty Crane (1855-1943) — also known as M. M. Crane — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 17, 1855. Son of Martin Crane and Mary (McNulty) Crane; married, January 22, 1879, to Eulla Olatia Taylor. Democrat. Lawyer; Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1885; member of Texas state senate 21st District, 1890-92; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1893-95; Texas state attorney general, 1894-98; chief counsel, board of managers, impeachment of Gov. James C. Ferguson, 1917. Died August 3, 1943. Interment at