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Kazen family of Laredo, Texas

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  E. James Kazen (1912-2003) — of Laredo, Webb County, Tex. Born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., December 27, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney 49th District, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944, 1948, 1952. Catholic. Lebanese ancestry. Died in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., February 25, 2003 (age 90 years, 60 days). Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Kazen and Anita 'Annie' (Rostum) Kazen; brother of Abraham Kazen Jr.; married to Drusilla Marie Perkins; father of George Philip Kazen.
  Political family: Kazen family of Laredo, Texas (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Kazen Jr. (1919-1987) — also known as Chick Kazen — of Laredo, Webb County, Tex. Born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., January 17, 1919. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1947; member of Texas state senate, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1960 (alternate), 1964; U.S. Representative from Texas 23rd District, 1967-85. Catholic. Lebanese ancestry. Died in Austin, Travis County, Tex., November 29, 1987 (age 68 years, 316 days). Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Kazen and Anita 'Annie' (Rostum) Kazen; brother of E. James Kazen; uncle of George Philip Kazen.
  Political family: Kazen family of Laredo, Texas (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Philip Kazen (b. 1940) — also known as George P. Kazen — Born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., February 29, 1940. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1979-2009; took senior status 2009. Lebanese and English ancestry. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of E. James Kazen and Drusilla Marie (Perkins) Kazen; nephew of Abraham Kazen Jr.; great-grandson of George Douglas Perkins; first cousin five times removed of William Woodbridge; eighth great-grandson of William Leete.
  Political family: Kazen family of Laredo, Texas (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Diana Saldana
  See also Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

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