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Reuben Reid Gaines (b. 1836) —
Born in Sumter
County, Ala., October
30, 1836.
Lawyer; district judge in Texas 6th District, 1877-85; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1885-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob G. Gaines; married 1859 to Louisa
Shortridge. |
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Pete Peña Gallego (b. 1961) —
also known as Pete P. Gallego —
of Alpine, Brewster
County, Tex.
Born in Alpine, Brewster
County, Tex., December
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1991-2012 (68th District 1991-92,
74th District 1993-2012); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Texas 23rd District, 2013-15; defeated, 2014,
2016.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Rice Garland (1798-1863) —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.; Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
30, 1798.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1834-40; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1840-46; Cameron
County Judge, 1853-54.
Slaveowner.
Died in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., August
12, 1863 (age 64 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Brownsville, Tex.
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John Nance Garner (1868-1967) —
also known as "Cactus Jack" —
of Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex.
Born near Detroit, Red River
County, Tex., November
22, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Uvalde
County Judge, 1893-96; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1900,
1904,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1903-33; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1931-33; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932;
Vice
President of the United States, 1933-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1939; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex., November
7, 1967 (age 98 years, 350
days).
Interment at Uvalde
Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
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Daniel Edward Garrett (1869-1932) —
also known as Daniel E. Garrett —
of Springfield, Robertson
County, Tenn.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Robertson
County, Tenn., April
28, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1913-15, 1917-19, 1921-32 (at-large
1913-15, 1917-19, 8th District 1921-32); died in office 1932.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
13, 1932 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Hampson Gary (1873-1952) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., April
23, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Royall National Bank;
director, Guaranty State Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1908;
U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1917-18; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1917-20; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1920-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died April
18, 1952 (age 78 years, 361
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Percy Lee Gassaway (1885-1937) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., August
30, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Oklahoma, 1923-26; district
judge in Oklahoma, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1935-37.
Died in Coalgate, Coal
County, Okla., May 15,
1937 (age 51 years, 258
days).
Interment at Coalgate
Cemetery, Coalgate, Okla.
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Arthur H. Geissler (1877-1945) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Germany,
October
30, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; insurance
business; chair of
Oklahoma County Republican Party, 1910-14; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1912-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1940,
1944;
U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1922-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
17, 1945 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Preston M. Geren (b. 1952) —
also known as Pete Geren —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., January
29, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1989-97; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Still living as of 1998.
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De Witt Clinton Giddings (1827-1903) —
also known as D. C. Giddings —
of Brenham, Washington
County, Tex.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., July 18,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1872-75, 1877-79 (3rd District
1872-75, 5th District 1877-79); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1888;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Texas, 1896.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Brenham, Washington
County, Tex., August
19, 1903 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Prairie
Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. (b. 1953) —
also known as Louie Gohmert —
Born in Pittsburg, Camp
County, Tex., August
18, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1992-2002;
circuit judge in Texas, 2002-03; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 2005-.
Still living as of 2021.
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Alberto R. Gonzales (b. 1955) —
also known as Al Gonzales;
"Fredo" —
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
4, 1955.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Texas, 1997-99; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1999-2000; U.S.
Attorney General, 2005-07.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles A. Gonzalez (b. 1945) —
also known as Charlie Gonzalez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 5,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1983-87; district
judge in Texas, 1989-97; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Matthew Eduardo Gonzalez (b. 1965) —
also known as Matt Gonzalez —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., June 4,
1965.
Lawyer; as trial attorney for San Francisco Office of Public
Defender, was twice jailed
for contempt
of court; the contempt findings were overturned on appeal;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2003; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) —
also known as Thomas P. Gore —
of Texas; Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Embry, Webster
County, Miss., December
10, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1898; member
Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1928;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen;
Elks.
Blind
due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first
blind member of the U.S. Senate.
Died March
16, 1949 (age 78 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at
Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Ed Lee Gossett (1902-1990) —
also known as Ed Gossett —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born near Many, Sabine
Parish, La., January
27, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1939-51; resigned 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
6, 1990 (age 88 years, 283
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Callan Graham (1914-2006) —
also known as Callan Graham —
of Junction, Kimble
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Del Rio, Val Verde
County, Tex., October
2, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1949-52; co-founder of the KMBL
radio
station, 1950.
Catholic.
Died in Junction, Kimble
County, Tex., July 23,
2006 (age 91 years, 294
days).
Interment at Junction
Cemetery, Junction, Tex.
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John Graves (b. 1966) —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born November
16, 1966.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Al Green (b. 1947) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
1, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 2005-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Edgar Green Jr. (b. 1880) —
also known as John E. Green, Jr. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., April
19, 1880.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1914-19; attorney
for oil
companies.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edgar Green and Susan Morgan (Bridges) Green; married, April
29, 1914, to Anne Gentry Skinner. |
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Raymond Eugene Green (b. 1947) —
also known as Gene Green —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
17, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-85; member of Texas
state senate, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 29th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist
Club; Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexander White Gregg (1855-1919) —
also known as Alexander W. Gregg —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Born in Centerville, Leon
County, Tex., January
31, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1903-19.
Died in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., April
30, 1919 (age 64 years, 89
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
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Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) —
also known as Thomas W. Gregory —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Crawfordsville (unknown
county), Miss., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Attorney General, 1914-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of pneumonia,
in his room at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1933 (age 71 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Austin, Tex.
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Walter Gresham (1841-1920) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., July 22,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; district attorney, Galveston judicial district, 1872;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 65th District, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1893-95.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
6, 1920 (age 79 years, 107
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, about 1829.
Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1866-68.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of sunstroke,
aboard a steamboat
on the Mississippi River, at a wharf in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., July 18,
1868 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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