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Bruce Reynolds Alger (1918-2015) —
also known as Bruce Alger —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
real
estate developer; builder; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1955-65; defeated, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956
(speaker),
1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla., April
13, 2015 (age 96 years, 305
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ben F. Barnes (b. 1938) —
of Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex.
Born in Gorman, Eastland
County, Tex., April
17, 1938.
Democrat. Rancher;
construction business; motel
owner; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1960-68; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1965-68; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of B. F. Barnes and Ina B. (Carrigan) Barnes; married, July 26,
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Van Brookshire (b. 1967) —
of Coldspring, San
Jacinto County, Tex.
Born May 9,
1967.
Republican. Builder; rancher;
candidate for Texas
state senate 3rd District, 2000; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 2002; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 12th District, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles W. Hill —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Contractor; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Fitzallen Holcombe (1888-1968) —
also known as Oscar F. Holcombe —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
31, 1888.
Construction business; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1921-29, 1933-37, 1939-41, 1947-53, 1956-58;
defeated, 1929, 1931.
Died June 18,
1968 (age 79 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Michael Jackson (b. 1953) —
also known as Mike Jackson —
of La Porte, Harris
County, Tex.; Shoreacres, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., August
20, 1953.
Republican. Construction business; member of Texas
state house of representatives 129th District, 1989-98; member of
Texas
state senate 11th District, 1999-2012; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 36th District, 2012.
United
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Jesse Holman Jones (1874-1956) —
also known as Jesse H. Jones —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Robertson
County, Tenn., April 5,
1874.
Democrat. Lumber
business; builder; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1940-45.
Methodist.
Died June 1,
1956 (age 82 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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John Henry Madonne (b. 1896) —
also known as John H. Madonne —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born, of American parents, in Mornas, France,
April
3, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; construction
worker; college
instructor; U.S. Vice Consul in Warsaw, 1929-32; U.S. Consul in Beirut, as of 1938; Berne, as of 1943-47.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Prague (1867-1935) —
also known as William H. Prague —
of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto
County, Tex.; Lewisville, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Parker
County, Tex., November
18, 1867.
Carpenter; hotel
manager; mayor
of Lewisville, Tex., 1931-32.
Died in Aubrey, Denton
County, Tex., February
17, 1935 (age 67 years, 91
days).
Interment at Springtown Cemetery, Springtown, Tex.
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