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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
(Honorary
Vice-President; 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
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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 in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 1,
1956 (age 82 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Lawndale 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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