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Henry Menasco Wade (1914-2001) —
also known as Henry M. Wade; "The
Chief" —
of Texas.
Born in Rockwall
County, Tex., November
11, 1914.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Dallas
County District Attorney, 1951-86; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1956.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif.
As District Attorney, he prosecuted Jack Ruby in 1964 for the murder
of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John
F. Kennedy. Also in his role as District Attorney, he was the
named defendant in the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 abortion
decision, Roe v. Wade.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March 1,
2001 (age 86 years, 110
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Benjamin Richard Wall (1876-1955) —
also known as B. R. Wall —
of Grapevine, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Grapevine, Tarrant
County, Tex., May 7,
1876.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher and columnist;
mayor
of Grapevine, Tex., 1912-14, 1916-17, 1919-20, 1933-46.
Died in 1955
(age about
79 years).
Statue erected 2004 at City
Hall Grounds, Grapevine, Tex.
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Claude Weaver (1867-1954) —
of Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.; Pauls Valley, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian
Territory (now Garvin
County, Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., March
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1919;
postmaster at Oklahoma
City, Okla., 1915-23; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,
1934-35.
Methodist.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., May 19,
1954 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Alexander White (1816-1893) —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., October
16, 1816.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1851-53, 1873-75 (7th District
1851-53, at-large 1873-75); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1872;
justice
of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., December
13, 1893 (age 77 years, 58
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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William Howard White (b. 1954) —
also known as Bill White —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., June 16,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; Texas
Democratic state chair, 1995-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 2000;
mayor
of Houston, Tex., 2004-10; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 2010.
Methodist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee
from Indian Territory, 1904-07; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital,
Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901-1968) —
also known as J. Frank Wilson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., March
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Dallas County Democratic Party, 1942-45; district judge in Texas,
1943-44, 1955-68; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1947-55.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
13, 1968 (age 67 years, 209
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Corby Windham (b. 1969) —
of San Marcos, Hays
County, Tex.
Born April
24, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Joseph Edwin Winfree (1891-1963) —
also known as Joe Winfree —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born December
20, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1937-46, 1955-60 (19th
District 1923-24, 1937-46, 22nd District 1955-60); resigned 1924.
Died November
13, 1963 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Steven Dennis Wolens —
also known as Steven D. Wolens —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 103rd District, 1983-2004.
Jewish.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Howland Wood Jr. (1916-1979) —
also known as John H. Wood, Jr.; "Maximum
John" —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Rockport, Aransas
County, Tex., March
31, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1970-79; died
in office 1979.
Shot
and killed in
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1979 (age 63 years, 59
days). The killer was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer who
was also the father of actor Woody Harrelson.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hollins Woods (1858-1931) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Coffee
County, Tenn., April
30, 1858.
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1898-1900; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1911-19; member of Texas
state senate, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Died in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., May 23,
1931 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Halbert Owen Woodward (1918-2000) —
also known as Halbert O. Woodward; Hal
Woodward —
of Coleman, Coleman
County, Tex.
Born in Coleman, Coleman
County, Tex., April 8,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
land
title supervisor, Humble Oil and
Refining Company, 1945-49; member, Texas State Highway
Commission, 1959-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1968-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist.
Died in Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex., October
3, 2000 (age 82 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847-1930) —
also known as A. P. Wooldridge —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
13, 1847.
Lawyer; bank
president; mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1909-19.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., September
8, 1930 (age 83 years, 148
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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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." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry McLeary Wurzbach (1874-1931) —
also known as Harry M. Wurzbach —
of Seguin, Guadalupe
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 19,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Guadalupe
County Attorney, 1901-02; Guadalupe
County Judge, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Texas, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1921-29, 1930-31;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1931.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
6, 1931 (age 57 years, 171
days).
Interment at Military
Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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Archibald Wynns (1809-1858) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tennessee, 1809.
Lawyer; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42.
Died in 1858
(age about
49 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903-1996) —
also known as Ralph W. Yarborough —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Chandler, Henderson
County, Tex., June 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1936-41; candidate
for nomination for Texas
state attorney general, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1952, 1954, 1956; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957-71; defeated in primary, 1970, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Acacia.
Died January
27, 1996 (age 92 years, 233
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Charles Henderson Yoakum (1849-1909) —
also known as C. H. Yoakum —
of Emory, Rains
County, Tex.; Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Tehuacana, Lincoln County (now Limestone
County), Tex., July 10,
1849.
Lawyer; Rains
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1876; District Attorney 8th
District, 1886-90; member of Texas
state senate 5th District, 1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1895-97.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., January
1, 1909 (age 59 years, 175
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Cemetery, Ennis, Tex.
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John Andrew Young (1916-2002) —
also known as John Young —
of Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., November
10, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
Nueces
County Attorney, 1951-52; Nueces
County Judge, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1957-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
22, 2002 (age 85 years, 73
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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