The Political Graveyard: Jester family of Corsicana, Texas

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Jester family of Corsicana, Texas

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George Taylor Jester (1846-1922) — also known as George T. Jester — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in Macoupin County, Ill., August 23, 1846. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1891-92; member of Texas state senate 9th District, 1893-94; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1895-98. Died in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., July 19, 1922 (age 75 years, 330 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.

		Relatives: Son of Levi Jester and Diadema (McKinney) Jester; married 1871 to Alice Bates; married, December 29, 1880, to Frances Paine Gordon; father of Beauford Halbert Jester; first cousin once removed of Perry Northen Jester.
		Political family: Jester family of Corsicana, Texas.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) — also known as Beauford Jester — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., January 12, 1893. 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. 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.

		Relatives: Son of George Taylor Jester and Frances Paine (Gordon) Jester; married, June 15, 1921, to Mabel Buchanan; second cousin of Perry Northen Jester.
		Political family: Jester family of Corsicana, Texas.
		Jester Center Residence Hall (built 1969), at the University of Texas, Austin, is named for him.
		See also National Governors Association biography

Perry Northen Jester (1902-1982) — also known as Perry N. Jester — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in West Point, Troup County, Ga., January 20, 1902. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hong Kong, 1928-31; Barbados, 1933-34; U.S. Consul in Barbados, 1935-36; Southampton, 1937-39; Lagos, 1940-42; Colombo, 1947-48; U.S. Consul General in Dakar, as of 1949. Member, Freemasons. Died in July, 1982 (age 80 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of John Roberts Jester and Annie Allen (Perry) Jester; married to Olive Webster; first cousin once removed of George Taylor Jester; second cousin of Beauford Halbert Jester.
		Political family: Jester family of Corsicana, Texas.

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