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William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) —
also known as William H. Atwell —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 9,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate
for Governor of
Texas, 1922; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took
senior status 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died December
22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell; married, December
7, 1892, to Susie Snyder. |
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Robert Barr (1802-1839) —
of Texas.
Born in Ohio, 1802.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Postmaster General, 1836-39; died in office 1839.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., October
11, 1839 (age about 37
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. (1913-1984) —
also known as Lindley Beckworth; Gary
Beckworth —
of Gilmer, Upshur
County, Tex.; Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in South Bouie, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 30,
1913.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1937-38; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1939-53, 1957-67;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1952; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964;
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1967-68; member of Texas
state senate, 1971-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., March 9,
1984 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
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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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Lyle H. Boren (1909-1992) —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., May 11,
1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1937-47; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Church
of Christ. Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Rotary;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 2,
1992 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Terry Connally (1877-1963) —
also known as Tom T. Connally —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born near Hewitt, McLennan
County, Tex., August
19, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-04; Falls
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1917-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1920,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1929-53.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1963 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Marlin, Tex.
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Norris Wright Cuney (1846-1898) —
also known as N. W. Cuney —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born near Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex., May 12,
1846.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892;
secretary
of Texas Republican Party, 1873; candidate for mayor
of Galveston, Tex., 1875; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 1876; candidate for Texas
state senate, 1882; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1886; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1889-91.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 3,
1898 (age 51 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Charles M. Ferguson (c.1860-1906) —
of Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., about 1860.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Involved in the Jaybird-Woodpecker War during the 1880s in Fort Bend
County, Texas; forced to leave the county by the Jaybirds in 1888,
but later won an out-of-court settlement against Jaybird leaders.
Died, of complications of Bright's
disease, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
1906 (age about 46
years).
Interment somewhere
in Houston, Tex.
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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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Wilbur Clayton Hawk (1881-1936) —
also known as Wilbur C. Hawk —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Bakersville, Coshocton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1881.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1924;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex., February
11, 1936 (age 55 years, 1
days).
Interment at Llano
Cemetery, Amarillo, Tex.
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Gerard Hudspeth —
of Denton, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Denton, Denton
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Denton, Tex., 2021-.
African
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2021.
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Image source:
City of Denton |
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John T. Johnson (b. 1856) —
of Texas; Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., January
9, 1856.
Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890; district judge in Oklahoma,
1907-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1919-25; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Alexander Johnson (1875-1965) —
also known as Luther A. Johnson —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., October
29, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Navarro
County Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1923-46; resigned 1946;
federal
judge, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Odd Fellows; Lions.
Died June 6,
1965 (age 89 years, 220
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Anson Jones (1798-1858) —
of Texas.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., January
20, 1798.
Physician;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1839-41; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1841-44; President
of the Texas Republic, 1844-45.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died from self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the Rice Hotel,
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
9, 1858 (age 59 years, 354
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; cenotaph at Church
on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) —
also known as Thomas B. Love —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Webster
County, Mo., June 23,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas
state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died September
17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married, June 11,
1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode. |
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Alexander D. McGowan (1817-1893) —
also known as Alexander McGowan; Alexander
McGowen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., July 5,
1817.
Tinner;
hardware
merchant; foundry
owner; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1858, 1867-68.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
26, 1893 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Original interment somewhere in San Felipe, Tex.; reinterment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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John L. Miller (1821-1907) —
also known as "Old Flax" —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Tennessee, 1821.
Postmaster at Corsicana,
Tex., 1859; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1877-80.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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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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Choice Boswell Randell (1857-1945) —
also known as Choice B. Randell —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born near Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., January
1, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1901-13 (5th District 1901-03, 4th
District 1903-13).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., October
19, 1945 (age 88 years, 291
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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Clarence Robinson (b. 1875) —
of Tecumseh, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in De Leon, Comanche
County, Tex., December
11, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
Mayor, Tecumseh, Okla., 1917-18; Pottawatomie
County Probate Judge, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. V. Robinson and Maria L. (Williams) Robinson; married, November
28, 1916, to Irene Buzzard. |
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Byron Giles Rogers (1900-1983) —
also known as Byron G. Rogers —
of Bent
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., August
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933; Colorado
state attorney general, 1936-40; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1951-71; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Elks;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
in Denver,
Colo., December
31, 1983 (age 83 years, 152
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lindo Cemetery, Near Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colo.
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John Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) —
also known as Morris Sheppard —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Wheatville, Morris
County, Tex., May 28,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1902-13 (4th District 1902-03, 1st
District 1903-13); U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1913-41; died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a brain
hemorrhage, in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1941 (age 65 years, 316
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Glovers Gap, Marion
County, W.Va., October
24, 1893.
Democrat. Wetzel
County Sheriff, 1929-32; business
executive; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
16, 1964 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Snyder and Mary A. (Murray) Snyder. |
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) —
also known as Asier J. Speer —
of Greenbrier, Bollinger
County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., December
10, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; physician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., November
21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Henry Elbert Stubbs (1881-1937) —
also known as Henry E. Stubbs —
of Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Coleman
County, Tex., March 4,
1881.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Eagles;
Redmen.
Died February
28, 1937 (age 55 years, 361
days).
Interment at Santa
Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Calif.
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