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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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Thomas Lindsay Blanton (1872-1957) —
also known as Thomas L. Blanton —
of Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
25, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Texas 42nd District, 1908-16; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1917-29, 1930-37 (16th District
1917-19, 17th District 1919-29, 1930-37).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Censured
in 1921 for inserting a letter into the Congressional Record
which contained words said to be "unspeakable, vile, foul, filthy,
profane, blasphemous and obscene."
A motion to expel
him from the House of Representatives failed by eight votes. Indicted
in 1923 for criminal
libel over his claim that former U.S. Rep. Oscar
Callaway had urged his frends not to buy Liberty bonds during
World War I.
Died in Albany, Shackelford
County, Tex., August
11, 1957 (age 84 years, 290
days).
Interment at Albany
Cemetery, Albany, Tex.
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Alfred Courchesne (1848-1932) —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Quebec,
November
15, 1848.
Owner, limestone
quarry; president, El Paso Ice and
Refrigerator Company; Consular
Agent for France in El Paso,
Tex., 1897-1907.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Elks.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., July 18,
1932 (age 83 years, 246
days).
Interment at Concordia
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Robert Alexander Hefner (b. 1874) —
also known as Robert A. Hefner —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Lone Oak, Hunt
County, Tex., February
7, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1927-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lafayette Hefner and Sallie Jane (Masters) Hefner;
married, July 18,
1906, to Eva Johnson. |
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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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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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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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Daniel James Moody Jr. (1893-1966) —
also known as Dan Moody —
of Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., June 1,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Williamson
County Attorney, 1920-22; District Attorney, 1922-25; Texas
state attorney general, 1925-27; Governor of
Texas, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1928,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1942.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., May 22,
1966 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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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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Robert Minter Rainey (1882-1971) —
also known as Robert M. Rainey —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., September
29, 1882.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-08; district judge in
Oklahoma, 1909-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1917-20; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died April 3,
1971 (age 88 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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William Franklin Ramsey (1855-1922) —
also known as William F. Ramsey —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Bell
County, Tex., October
25, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; Judge of
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1908-11; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1911-12; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1912; board chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
27, 1922 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Cleburne
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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Thomas Jasper Record (1852-1935) —
also known as T. J. Record —
of Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., January
26, 1852.
Merchant;
Lamar
County District Clerk, 1879-84; banker; mayor of
Paris, Tex., 1932-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, in the Sanitarium
of Paris, Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., July 13,
1935 (age 83 years, 168
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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Franklin Barlow Sexton (1828-1900) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in New Harmony, Posey
County, Ind., April
29, 1828.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., May 15,
1900 (age 72 years, 16
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshall, Tex.
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Andrew Jackson Titus (1814-1855) —
of Texas.
Born in Rutherford
County, Tenn., March
12, 1814.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state
legislature, 1851-52.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died April 9,
1855 (age 41 years, 28
days).
Interment at Savannah
Cemetery, Red River County, Tex.
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Avra Milvin Warren (1893-1957) —
also known as Avra M. Warren —
of Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md.; Virginia
Beach, Va.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., August
26, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Cape Hatien, 1920-22; Karachi, 1922-23; Nairobi, 1924-25; St. John's, 1926-30; Buenos Aires, as of 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1932-35; U.S. Minister to Dominican Republic, 1942-43; New Zealand, 1945-47; Finland, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1943-44; Panama, 1944-45; Pakistan, 1950-52; Turkey, 1953-56.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in 1957
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Wilson Wozencraft (1892-1966) —
also known as Frank W. Wozencraft; "The Boy
Mayor" —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 7,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1924;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in a hospital
at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
3, 1966 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Prior Wozencraft and Virginia Lee (Wilson) Wozencraft;
married 1922 to Mary
Victoria McReynolds. |
| | | Epitaph: "He Kept The
Faith." |
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