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Joe Henry Eagle (1870-1963) —
also known as Joe H. Eagle —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., January
23, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1913-21, 1933-37.
Died January
10, 1963 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Clyde Otis Eastus (b. 1886) —
also known as Clyde O. Eastus —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex., November
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1933-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jefferson Franklin Eastus and Junnie Marie (Wilkinson) Eastus;
married, January
5, 1909, to Lily Dwyer. |
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Maria Echaveste (b. 1954) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff for
President Bill
Clinton, 1998-2001; member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Christian Eckhardt (1913-2001) —
also known as Bob Eckhardt —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., July 16,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1967-81; defeated, 1980.
Author of the War Powers Act and the Toxic Substances Act.
Died, of a hemorrhagic
stroke, in Seton Hospital,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
13, 2001 (age 88 years, 120
days).
Interment at Austin
Memorial Park, Austin, Tex.
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George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Rodney Glenn Ellis (b. 1954) —
also known as Rodney Ellis —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born April 7,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; chief of staff, U.S. Rep. Mickey
Leland; member of Texas
state senate 13th District, 1990-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Politte Elvins (1878-1943) —
of Elvins (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.; Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.; St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in French Village, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
16, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1909-11; defeated,
1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District,
1922-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 2nd
District, 1929-30.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American Bar
Association.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., January
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Cremated.
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Michelle Engler —
also known as Michelle DeMunbrun —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Texas.
Republican. Lawyer; First Lady of Michigan, 1991-2002;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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Lemuel Dale Evans (1810-1877) —
also known as Lemuel D. Evans —
of Arkansas; Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in Tennessee, January
8, 1810.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1855-57; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1870-73; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1870-71.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1877 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Patricia A. Evans (b. 1943) —
also known as Pat Evans —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Born in 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor of
Plano, Tex., 2002-09.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) —
also known as Albert B. Fall —
of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New
Mexico territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1916;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Randolph Blake Farenthold (b. 1961) —
also known as R. Blake Farenthold —
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., December
12, 1961.
Republican. Lawyer; radio
commentator; U.S.
Representative from Texas 27th District, 2011-18; resigned 2018;
sued
in 2014 by a former staffer, alleging sexual
harassment, a hostile work environment, and that she was fired in
retaliation for complaints; the case was settled out of court with
$84,000 in public funds; in December 2017, another former staffer
made further detailed allegations
of his behavior; resigned
in April 2018.
Still living as of 2018.
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Justus A. Ferris (b. 1823) —
of Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., March
26, 1823.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Burial location unknown.
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Scott Field (1847-1931) —
of Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex.
Born in Canton, Madison
County, Miss., January
26, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer; Robertson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; member of Texas
state senate, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
20, 1931 (age 84 years, 328
days).
Interment at Calvert
Cemetery, Calvert, Tex.
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Jack Milton Fields Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as Jack Fields —
of Humble, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Humble, Harris
County, Tex., February
3, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1981-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1993.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joe J. Fisher (1910-2000) —
of Texas.
Born in Bland Lake, San
Augustine County, Tex., April
16, 1910.
Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1957-59; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1959-84.
Died, of cancer,
in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., June 19,
2000 (age 90 years, 64
days).
Interment at Liberty
Hill Cemetery, Near Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Tex.
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Lewis Fisher (b. 1872) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., October
28, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Galveston
County Attorney, 1900-02; Galveston
County Judge, 1902-05; district judge in Texas 10th District,
1905-09; mayor
of Galveston, Tex., 1909-17.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rhoads Fisher and Sophie (Rollins) Fisher; married, January
23, 1901, to May Wilmer Masterson. |
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Ovie Clark Fisher (1903-1994) —
also known as O. Clark Fisher —
of San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex.
Born in Junction, Kimble
County, Tex., November
22, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1943-75.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Acacia.
Died December
9, 1994 (age 91 years, 17
days).
Interment at Junction
Cemetery, Junction, Tex.
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David Webster Flanagan (1832-1924) —
of Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., January
9, 1832.
Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Texas
state senate, 1860; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; president,
Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad.
Died in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., May 5,
1924 (age 92 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James
Winright Flanagan and Polly (Miller) Flanagan; married to
Elizabeth Graham and Sallie Ware. |
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James Winright Flanagan (1805-1887) —
also known as James W. Flanagan —
of Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
7, 1805.
Merchant;
lawyer; farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1851-52; member of Texas
state senate, 1856-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Texas; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869-70; resigned 1870; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1869-75.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Slaveowner.
Died near Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., September
19, 1887 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rusk County, Tex.
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Enoch Garner Fletcher (1899-1990) —
also known as Enoch G. Fletcher —
of Grand Saline, Van Zandt
County, Tex.
Born January
4, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1926 (3rd District), 1932 (at-large);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1936.
Died October
24, 1990 (age 91 years, 293
days).
Interment at Woodside
Cemetery, Grand Saline, Tex.
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James Lawrence Fly (b. 1898) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Seagoville, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1939-44; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1939-44.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Lawrence Fly and Jane (Ard) Fly; married, June 12,
1923, to Mildred Marvin Jones. |
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Marshall Clinton Formby Jr. (1911-1984) —
also known as Marshall Formby —
of McAdoo, Dickens
County, Tex.; Plainview, Hale
County, Tex.
Born near Como, Hopkins
County, Tex., April
12, 1911.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; Dickens
County Judge, 1937-40; member of Texas
state senate 30th District, 1941-45; lawyer; candidate for
Governor
of Texas, 1962.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Plainview, Hale
County, Tex., December
27, 1984 (age 73 years, 259
days).
Interment at McAdoo Cemetery, McAdoo, Tex.
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Albert Jennings Fountain (1838-1896) —
also known as Albert J. Fountain; Albert
Jennings —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Mesilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., October
23, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Collector of Customs at El Paso; Assessor and Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Western District of Texas; member of Texas
state senate, 1869-70; fought a duel
with Frank Williams, and killed him; lawyer.
Presumed murdered
near White Sands, Dona Ana
County, N.M., February
1, 1896 (age 57 years, 101
days). His body was never
found.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Jennings and Catherine (de la Fontaine) Jennings; married
1862 to
Mariana Perez. |
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Joseph Vinc Frnka (1880-1958) —
also known as Joseph V. Frnka; Joe V.
Frnka —
of Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Industry, Austin
County, Tex., March 7,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, in Columbus Hospital,
Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex., January
29, 1958 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Josef Frnka and Anna (Kynsak) Frnka. |
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Jonas Martin Frost (b. 1942) —
also known as Martin Frost —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1988
(co-chair, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2014.
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Franklin Oliver Fuller (1873-1934) —
of Texas.
Born in Melrose, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., November
2, 1873.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1913-17 (19th District
1907-10, 11th District 1913-17); Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1917.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
9, 1934 (age 60 years, 280
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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