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Charles Nagel (1849-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bernardo, Colorado
County, Tex., August
9, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1908-12; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
embolism while suffering from chronic
myocarditis, in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1940 (age 90 years, 149
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Robert Scott Neblett (1855-1918) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Grimes
County, Tex., March
16, 1855.
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1885-88; member of Texas state legislature,
1890.
Died January
18, 1918 (age 62 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Morris Neff (1871-1952) —
also known as Pat Morris Neff —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in McGregor, McLennan
County, Tex., November
26, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1903-05; McLennan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-12; Governor of
Texas, 1921-25; president
of Baylor University, from 1932; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Anti-Saloon
League; Lions.
Died January
20, 1952 (age 80 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Waco, Tex.
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Frank T. O'Brien (b. 1904) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
3, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edmund Orgain (b. 1882) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bastrop, Bastrop
County, Tex., December
26, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1907; director, American National
Bank,
Gulf States Utilities
Co., and Sabine Towing
Co.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Darby Orgain and Drusilla (Johnson) Orgain; married, December
2, 1908, to May Bolinger. |
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John Patterson Osterhout (1826-1903) —
of Bellville, Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Lagrange, Wyoming
County, Pa., May 8,
1826.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
district judge in Texas 34th District, 1870-76; postmaster;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belton, Bell
County, Tex., 1903
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Junia Roberts. |
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Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888-1967) —
of Denton, Denton
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Denton, Denton
County, Tex., June 11,
1888.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1912-14; Denton
County District Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1933-35; Ireland, 1935-37; Denmark, 1937-39.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Lions; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1967
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., February
18, 1812.
Lawyer; planter; shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state legislature, 1850; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at Brenham
Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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Reuben J. Palmer (1829-1868) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, January
18, 1829.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Tex., March
20, 1868 (age 39 years, 62
days).
Interment at Montgomery
Old Cemetery, Montgomery, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Dejarnett Palmer and Martha Philadelphhia Frances
(Christian) Palmer; married to Fannie Winfield
Branch. |
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Lucian Walton Parrish (1878-1922) —
also known as Lucian W. Parrish —
of Texas.
Born in Sister Grove, Grayson
County, Tex., January
10, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1919-22; died in office
1922.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and died from infection
twelve days later, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., March
27, 1922 (age 44 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Henrietta, Tex.
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George Washington Paschal (1812-1878) —
also known as George W. Paschal; Lorenzo Columbus George
Washington Paschal —
of Van Buren, Crawford
County, Ark.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Greene
County, Ga., November
23, 1812.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1840; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1846; candidate for Texas
state attorney general, 1850; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1868.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1878 (age 65 years, 85
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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.
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William Neff Patman (1927-2008) —
also known as William N. Patman —
of Texas.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., March
26, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1961-80; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1981-85; defeated, 1984.
Died December
9, 2008 (age 81 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April
24, 1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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George Edwin Bailey Peddy (1892-1951) —
also known as George E. B. Peddy —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tenaha, Shelby
County, Tex., August
22, 1892.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1922 (Independent), 1948 (Democratic primary).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 13,
1951 (age 58 years, 295
days).
Interment at Ramah
Cemetery, Tenaha, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Peddy and Laura Gertrude (Chambers) Peddy; married to
Gertrude Erwin. |
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Aaron Peña Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Lionel Aron Peña Jr. —
of Edinburg, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., June 8,
1959.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 40th District, 2003-12; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012.
Catholic.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Townsend Pheiffer (1898-1986) —
also known as William T. Pheiffer —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Purcell, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory (now McClain
County, Okla.), July 15,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Oklahoma
state senate 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1941-43; defeated,
1942; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
Dominican Republic, 1953-57.
Unitarian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
16, 1986 (age 88 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Nelson Phillips (b. 1873) —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex., May 3,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas 18th District, 1905;
justice
of Texas state supreme court, 1912-15; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. E. Phillips and Jennie L. (Arrington) Phillips; married, October
21, 1896, to Susie McFadden. |
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Harry Pillans (1847-1940) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., June 27,
1847.
Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919-21.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., March
12, 1940 (age 92 years, 259
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Lloyd Theodore Poe (b. 1948) —
also known as Ted Poe —
Born in Temple, Bell
County, Tex., September
10, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1981-2003; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 2005-19.
Still living as of 2019.
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Claude Pollard (1874-1942) —
of Carthage, Panola
County, Tex.; Kingsville, Kleberg
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Carthage, Panola
County, Tex., February
14, 1874.
Lawyer; Panola
County Attorney, 1895-98; Texas
state attorney general, 1927-29; attorney for railroads;
general counsel for the Railway
General Managers Association of Texas.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
25, 1942 (age 68 years, 284
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Joe Putnam —
of Irving, Dallas
County, Tex.
Lawyer; mayor of
Irving, Tex., 1999-.
Still living as of 2001.
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