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Politicians in Cotton in Texas

Gabriel Augustus Bodenheim (1873-1957) — also known as G. A. Bodenheim; "Bodie" — of Longview, Gregg County, Tex. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., August 13, 1873. Democrat. Cotton buyer; insurance business; mayor of Longview, Tex., 1904-16, 1918-20; defeated, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas. Died in Longview, Gregg County, Tex., August 12, 1957 (age 83 years, 364 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Mayer Bodenheim and Lena (Picard) Bodenheim; married to Willie Bass.   Bodie Park, in Longview, Texas, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Carl Bornefeld (1850-1924) — also known as Robert Bornefeld — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Bielefeld, Germany, January 22, 1850. Cotton factor; Honorary Consul for Japan in Galveston, Tex., 1898-1903; Honorary Consul for Venezuela in Galveston, Tex., 1900-03, 1916-23. German ancestry. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., December 24, 1924 (age 74 years, 337 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of Herman Otto Bornefeld and Luise (Printzen) Bornefeld; uncle of Herman Arthur Bornefeld.   William J. Hutchins (1813-1884) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y., March 3, 1813. Merchant; cotton mill business; hotel owner; banker; co-founded Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway; owner and president of the Houston and Texas Central Railway; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1861. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., June 4, 1884 (age 71 years, 93 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Israel B. Hutchins and Ruth (Rushmore) Hutchins; married, September 5, 1844, to Elvira Harris.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Leonard Marshall Kealy (1870-1946) — also known as L. M. Kealy — of Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born in Lewisville, Denton County, Tex., August 18, 1870. Grain miller; cotton gin business; postmaster; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1940-41. Died September 23, 1946 (age 76 years, 36 days). Interment at Old Hall Cemetery, Lewisville, Tex.   Relatives: Son of John N. Kealy and Mary Sylvia (Beeman) Kealy; married to Cora Geta Bradley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Ulrich Müller (1854-1921) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Winterthur, Switzerland, May 26, 1854. Cotton exporter; Consul for Switzerland in Galveston, Tex., 1893-1914. Swiss ancestry. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., May 17, 1921 (age 66 years, 356 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.   Epitaph: "In God's Care."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John William Wright Patman (1893-1976) — also known as Wright Patman — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born near Hughes Springs, Cass County, Tex., August 6, 1893. Democrat. Cotton farmer; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1921-24; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1929-76; died in office 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1964. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 7, 1976 (age 82 years, 214 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.   Relatives: Son of John Patman and Emma (Spurlin) Patman; married, February 14, 1919, to Merle Connor; father of William Neff Patman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Books about Wright Patman: Nancy Beck Young, Wright Patman : Populism, Liberalism, & the American Dream   Julius Runge (1851-1906) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in New Braunfels, Comal County, Tex., February 1, 1851. Wholesale grocer; coffee importer; Consul for Germany in Galveston, Tex., 1875-1906; banker; president, Galveston Cotton Exchange. German ancestry. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., February 6, 1906 (age 55 years, 5 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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