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Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
4, 1884.
President, Dallas National Bank of
Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance
Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance
Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe
Company; director, First Texas Chemical
Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel
Company; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.
Episcopalian.
French
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Theta; Newcomen
Society.
Died, from a heart
attack, while working at his
bank, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) —
also known as Robert B. Anderson —
of Texas.
Born in Burleson, Johnson
County, Tex., June 4,
1910.
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; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
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 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 25th District, 1983-95; defeated, 1980;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1994.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) —
also known as George S. Atkinson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
17, 1892.
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, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Died in February, 1967
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson. |
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Morris Atlas (b. 1926) —
of McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
25, 1926.
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, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1983.
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Relatives: Son
of Sam Atlas and Bertha (Cohen) Atlas; married 1947 to Rita
Wilner. |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate
for Governor of
Texas, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took
senior status 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died December
22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell; married, December
7, 1892, to Susie Snyder. |
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Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1890.
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, 1926, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married to
Alice Mae Nicholson. |
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
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; Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. |
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Leonard Julius Benckenstein (1894-1966) —
also known as L. J. Benckenstein —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Wyoming, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 5,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Texas
Republican State Executive Committee, 1928; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Alpha
Chi Rho; Freemasons;
American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in October, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Frederick Benckenstein and Genevieve (Peterson)
Benckenstein; married, April
15, 1917, to Elaine Lock. |
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David E. Bernsen (b. 1950) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, April 8,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; member of Texas
state senate 4th District, 1999-2002; candidate for Texas land
commissioner, 2002.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Bernsen and Helen (Freeman) Bernsen; married to Dinah
Herbert. |
| | | See also Texas
Legislators Past & Present |
| | | Image source: Texas Legislative
Reference Library |
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James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967) —
also known as James R. Beverley —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Dalhart, Dallam
County, Tex., June 15,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, from myocardial
failure, in Seton Hospital,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., June 17,
1967 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Austin
Memorial Park, Austin, Tex.
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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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Presbyterian Village North nursing
home, Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
14, 2001 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Jack Bascom Brooks (1922-2012) —
also known as Jack B. Brooks —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., December
18, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1953-95 (2nd District 1953-67, 9th
District 1967-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association.
Died, in Baptist Hospital,
Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., December
4, 2012 (age 89 years, 352
days).
Cremated.
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Randolph Bryant (1893-1951) —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., May 2,
1893.
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; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks.
Died April
24, 1951 (age 57 years, 357
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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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 (age 76 years, 257
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Orville Canada Bullington (1882-1956) —
also known as Orville Bullington —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Indian Springs, Vernon
County, Mo., February
10, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
president and chairman, Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1932; member of Texas
Republican State Committee, 1947-51; Texas
Republican state chair, 1951.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from mesenteric
thrombosis while also suffering from emphysema,
in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., November
24, 1956 (age 74 years, 288
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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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.
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.
Burial location unknown.
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Ramsey Clark (1927-2021) —
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.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1967-69; law
professor; 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; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Tau Delta.
Defended many controversial figures during his legal and political
career, including David Koresh, Lyndon
LaRouche, Leonard
Peltier, Radovan Karadzic, Slobodan Milosevic, and Saddam Hussein.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
2021 (age 93 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) —
also known as Tom C. Clark —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
23, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1945-49; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67; took senior status 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1977 (age 77 years, 263
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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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.
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; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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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.
Burial location unknown.
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Calvin Maples Cureton (b. 1874) —
of Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born near Walnut Springs, Bosque
County, Tex., September
1, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1909-12; Texas
state attorney general, 1919-21; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1921-36.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Cureton and Mary (Odle) Cureton; married, April
28, 1901, to Nora Morris. |
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Marion Price Daniel (1910-1988) —
also known as Price Daniel —
of Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex.
Born in Dayton, Liberty
County, Tex., October
10, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1939-45; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1943-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940,
1948,
1964;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas
state attorney general, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1953-57; Governor of
Texas, 1957-63; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1971-; appointed 1971.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, from a stroke,
in Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex., August
25, 1988 (age 77 years, 320
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
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Robert L. Duncan (b. 1953) —
also known as Robert Duncan —
of Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex.
Born in Vernon, Wilbarger
County, Tex., August
5, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 84th District, 1993-96; nominated,
but withdrew 1996; member of Texas
state senate 28th District, 1996-.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Politte Elvins (1878-1943) —
of Elvins (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.; Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.; St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in French Village, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
16, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1909-11; defeated,
1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1922-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 2nd
District, 1929-30.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar Association.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., January
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Cremated.
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James Lawrence Fly (b. 1898) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Seagoville, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1939-44; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1939-44.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Lawrence Fly and Jane (Ard) Fly; married, June 12,
1923, to Mildred Marvin Jones. |
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Hampson Gary (1873-1952) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., April
23, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Royall National Bank;
director, Guaranty State Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1908;
U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1917-18; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1917-20; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1920-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died April
18, 1952 (age 78 years, 361
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Raymond Eugene Green (b. 1947) —
also known as Gene Green —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
17, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-85; member of Texas
state senate, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 29th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Optimist
Club; Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Ray Harrison Sr. (1930-2001) —
of Pasadena, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex., August
2, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives; elected 1964; defeated, 1998; mayor
of Pasadena, Tex., 1973-78, 1985-93; district judge in Texas,
1978-80.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, of complications following laminectomy surgery, December
22, 2001 (age 71 years, 142
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Everett Hutchinson (b. 1915) —
of Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex.; Westmoreland Hills, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex., January
2, 1915.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1941-44; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1955-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Neely E. Hutchinson and Lida (Hosmer) Hutchinson; married, December
16, 1944, to Elizabeth Stafford. |
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John Ellett Jackson (b. 1892) —
also known as John E. Jackson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., August
3, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1928; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1929-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1934-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Louise Allen. |
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Sheila Jackson=Lee (b. 1950) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) —
also known as Paul J. Kilday —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Sabinal, Uvalde
County, Tex., March
29, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1939-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1961-67.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
12, 1968 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Cullen Looney (1903-1977) —
also known as J. C. Looney —
of Edinburg, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Kossuth, Alcorn
County, Miss., May 18,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director of many firms involved in activities such as banking,
bus transit, concrete,
lumber,
radio
broadcasting, automobile
service, and operating a hotel;
chair
of Hidalgo County Democratic Party, 1932-40, 1954-68; Hidalgo
County Judge, 1941-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Protestant.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners.
Died in March, 1977
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Owen Looney and Virginia (Dean) Looney; married, June 15,
1933, to Margaret Estelle Montgomery. |
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Frank T. O'Brien (b. 1904) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
3, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edmund Orgain (b. 1882) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bastrop, Bastrop
County, Tex., December
26, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907; director, American National
Bank,
Gulf States Utilities
Co., and Sabine Towing
Co.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Darby Orgain and Drusilla (Johnson) Orgain; married, December
2, 1908, to May Bolinger. |
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Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888-1967) —
of Denton, Denton
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Denton, Denton
County, Tex., June 11,
1888.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1912-14; Denton
County District Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1933-35; Ireland, 1935-37; Denmark, 1937-39.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Lions;
American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1967
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April
24, 1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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George Edwin Bailey Peddy (1892-1951) —
also known as George E. B. Peddy —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tenaha, Shelby
County, Tex., August
22, 1892.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1922 (Independent), 1948 (Democratic primary).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 13,
1951 (age 58 years, 295
days).
Interment at Ramah
Cemetery, Tenaha, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Peddy and Laura Gertrude (Chambers) Peddy; married to
Gertrude Erwin. |
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James Ivey Phelps (b. 1875) —
also known as James I. Phelps —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Tex., June 20,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1901-07; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,
1919-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-29, 1935.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps; married, February
1, 1903, to Lydia B. Malcom. |
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Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) —
also known as Byron G. Rogers —
of Bent
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., August
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado
state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
in Denver,
Colo., December
31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
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Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) —
also known as Walter Rogers —
of Pampa, Gray
County, Tex.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., July 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 when
President John
F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a hospital
in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2001 (age 92 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Saner —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
9, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1899-1901.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Robert
E. Lee |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Franklin Saner
and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner; married, March
31, 1903, to Ileaine Marvin Smith. |
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Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) —
also known as Allan Sanford —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) —
also known as John P. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 23,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53,
22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; Eagles.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Kenneth Winston Starr (b. 1946) —
also known as Kenneth W. Starr —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Vernon, Wilbarger
County, Tex., July 21,
1946.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1983-89; resigned
1989; U.S. Solicitor General, 1989-93.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Phi Epsilon; Federalist
Society.
Independent counsel appointed to investigate President Bill
Clinton's involvement in the Whitewater land deal and the Monica
Lewinsky scandal.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) —
also known as R. G. Storey —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., December
4, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, Southwestern
Bell
Telephone Company; director and counsel of life
insurance companies.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from pneumonia
and heart
disease, while suffering from senile
dementia, in a nursing
home at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
16, 1981 (age 87 years, 43
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married, July 26,
1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel Hope
Watson. |
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memorial |
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1954 |
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William Homer Thornberry (1909-1995) —
also known as W. Homer Thornberry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
9, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1937-40; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1949-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1963-65; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died December
12, 1995 (age 86 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sylvester Turner (b. 1954) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., September
27, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 139th District, 1989-2016; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 2016-; defeated, 1991, 2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004;
member, Platform Committee, 2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Bar Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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Richard Crawford White (1923-1998) —
also known as Richard C. White —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., April
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1955-58; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1965-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar Association.
Died February
18, 1998 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer;
member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory,
1904-07; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital,
Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903-1996) —
also known as Ralph W. Yarborough —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Chandler, Henderson
County, Tex., June 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Texas, 1936-41; candidate for nomination for Texas
state attorney general, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1952, 1954, 1956; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957-71; defeated in primary, 1970, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Acacia.
Died January
27, 1996 (age 92 years, 233
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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