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Italian ancestry Politicians in Texas

Rafael Edward Cruz (b. 1970) — also known as Ted Cruz — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born, to an American mother, in Foothills General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, December 22, 1970. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008; U.S. Senator from Texas, 2013-; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2016. Southern Baptist. Cuban, Irish, and Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2018.   Relatives: Son of Rafael Bienvenido Cruz and Eleanor Elizabeth (Darragh) Cruz; married 2001 to Heidi Nelson.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article   Antonio L. Ghio (1832-1917) — also known as Anthony L. Ghio — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Italy, April 10, 1832. Naturalized U.S. citizen; wholesale liquor dealer; saloon keeper; mayor of Texarkana, Tex., 1882-86; real estate business. Italian ancestry. Died in Bowie County, Tex., March 26, 1917 (age 84 years, 350 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Augustine Ghio and Maria Ghio; married, October 4, 1862, to Augustina Casazza.   Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy, January 13, 1853. Steamship agent; importer and exporter; Consular Agent for Italy in Galveston, Tex., 1887-1903; Consul for Mexico in Galveston, Tex., 1895-96. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died, from prostate cancer and senility, in St. Mary's Infirmary, Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., July 9, 1938 (age 85 years, 177 days). Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to Carmelita Linaro.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Antonin Gregory Scalia (1936-2016) — also known as Antonin Scalia — Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 11, 1936. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-86; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-2016; died in office 2016. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Died in Shafter, Presidio County, Tex., February 13, 2016 (age 79 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Salvatore Scalia and Catherine (Panaro) Scalia; nephew of Vincent R. Panaro.   Cross-reference: J. Michael Luttig — Philip J. Berg   Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia, is named for him.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Books by Antonin Scalia: A Matter of Interpretation (1998)   Books about Antonin Scalia: Kevin A. Ring, Scalia Dissents : Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice — Richard A. Brisbin, Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival

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