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Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas

Note: This is just one of 1,130 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  John Levi Sheppard (1852-1902) — also known as John L. Sheppard — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Bluffton, Cherokee County, Ala., April 13, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1888-96; U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1899-1902; died in office 1902. Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark., October 11, 1902 (age 50 years, 181 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of John Morris Sheppard; great-grandfather of Richard Sheppard Arnold, Connie Mack III (1940-) and Morris Sheppard Arnold; second great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) — also known as Morris Sheppard — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Wheatville, Morris County, Tex., May 28, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1902-13 (4th District 1902-03, 1st District 1903-13); U.S. Senator from Texas, 1913-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, Woodmen of the World; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a brain hemorrhage, in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1941 (age 65 years, 316 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Levi Sheppard (1852-1902) and Margaret Alice (Eddins) Sheppard (1854-1905); grandfather of Richard Sheppard Arnold, Connie Mack III and Morris Sheppard Arnold; great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  Sheppard Air Force Base (opened 1941 as Sheppard Field; runways are shared with the Wichita Falls Regional Airport), in Wichita County, Texas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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, 1906-10; U.S. Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker), 1948, 1956; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1929-53. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1963 (age 86 years, 70 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
  Relatives: 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 (1940-); step-great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Sonny Bono (1935-1998) — also known as Salvatore Philip Bono; Sonny Christie; Ronny Sommers; Prince Carter — of Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 16, 1935. Republican. Songwriter, actor, member of the Sonny & Cher singing and comedy duo;; restaurant owner; mayor of Palm Springs, Calif., 1988-92; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1992; U.S. Representative from California 44th District, 1995-98; died in office 1998. Catholic or Scientologist. Italian ancestry. Killed in a skiing accident, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Calif., January 5, 1998 (age 62 years, 323 days). Interment at Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Santo Bono and Jean Bono; married 1954 to Donna Rankin (divorced 1962); married, October 27, 1964, to Cherilyn Sarkasian 'Cher' LaPiere (divorced 1975); married 1981 to Susie Coelho (divorced 1984); married 1986 to Mary Whitaker (1961-).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Sonny Bono: And the Beat Goes On
  Richard Sheppard Arnold (1936-2004) — also known as Richard S. Arnold — of Texarkana, Miller County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., March 26, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary 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 (age 68 years, 181 days). Cremated; ashes interred at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Brother of Morris Sheppard Arnold; grandson of John Morris Sheppard (1875-1941); great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard; first cousin of Connie Mack III.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Connie Mack III (b. 1940) — also known as Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III — of Cape Coral, Lee County, Fla. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 29, 1940. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from Florida 13th District, 1983-89; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1989-2001. Catholic. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, Jr. and Susan (Sheppard) McGillicuddy; father of Connie Mack IV (1967-); step-grandson of Thomas Terry Connally; grandson of Connie Mack (1862-1956; Hall of Fame baseball player, manager, and owner) and John Morris Sheppard; great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard; first cousin of Richard Sheppard Arnold and Morris Sheppard Arnold.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  Cross-reference: Michael P. Forbes — Tom Rooney
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Morris Sheppard Arnold (b. 1941) — of Arkansas. Born in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., October 8, 1941. 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.
  Relatives: Brother of Richard Sheppard Arnold; grandson of John Morris Sheppard (1875-1941); great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard; first cousin of Connie Mack III.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Mary Whitaker Bono (b. 1961) — also known as Mary Bono; Mary Whitaker; Mary Bono Mack — of Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 24, 1961. Republican. U.S. Representative from California, 1998-2008 (44th District 1998-2003, 45th District 2003-08). Female. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1986 to Sonny Bono (1935-1998); married, November 24, 2001, to Glenn Baxley; married, December 15, 2007, to Connie Mack IV.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Connie Mack IV (b. 1967) — also known as Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV — of Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla. Born in Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., August 12, 1967. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives, 2000-03; U.S. Representative from Florida 14th District, 2005-. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Connie Mack III and Ludie Priscilla (Hobbs) Mack; married, December 15, 2007, to Mary Whitaker Bono (1961-); step-great-grandson of Thomas Terry Connally; great-grandson of John Morris Sheppard; second great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard.
  Political family: Sheppard-Arnold-Mack-Bono family of Texarkana, Texas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
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