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Alexander Wilson Acheson (1842-1934) —
also known as Alexander W. Acheson; Sandie
Acheson —
of Denison, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., October
12, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
surgeon;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., September
7, 1934 (age 91 years, 330
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denison, Tex.
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Fred Joseph Agnich (1913-2004) —
also known as Fred Agnich —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., July 19,
1913.
Republican. Geophysicist;
executive vice-president, Geophysical Services; vice-president, Texas
Instruments
Inc.; director, Texas Mid-Continet Oil and Gas
Association; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1967-69, 1971-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1971-88; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1972-76.
Presbyterian.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
28, 2004 (age 91 years, 101
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Agnich and Angeleine (Germaine) Agnich; married to Ruth
Harriet Welton and Brooksie Penland. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Republican. Dentist;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary
Belle Atkinson. |
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Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866) —
of Texas; Louisiana.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., April
29, 1820.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Louisiana, 1864-65.
Presbyterian.
Died in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, April
22, 1866 (age 45 years, 358
days).
Interment at Old
State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La.
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Elizabeth Richards Andujar (1912-1997) —
also known as Betty Andujar; Elizabeth
Richards —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., November
6, 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1968,
1976;
member of Texas
state senate, 1973-82; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1976-82.
Female.
Presbyterian.
First
woman member of the Texas Senate; first
Republican member of the Texas Senate since Reconstruction.
Died June 8,
1997 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Richard Keith Armey (b. 1940) —
also known as Dick Armey —
of Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cando, Towner
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1940.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Texas 26th District, 1985-2003.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ruthelle Bacon (1893-1963) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., January
29, 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928
(alternate), 1944,
1948.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Zonta.
Died in February, 1963
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., December
15, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died
in military service, of pneumonia
following injuries he suffered in a collision,
in the military hospital
at Camp Howze, near Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., July 17,
1943 (age 50 years, 214
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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George Washington Barnett (1793-1848) —
also known as G. W. Barnett —
of Texas.
Born in South Carolina, December
12, 1793.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Washington, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Washington, 1837-43.
Presbyterian.
Killed by
Lipan-Apache Indians while hunting
deer near Gonzales, Gonzales
County, Tex., October
8, 1848 (age 54 years, 301
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Gonzales, Tex.
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Harry Stephen Bartlett (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Bartlett —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
19, 1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1983-91; resigned 1991;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1991-95.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2020.
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Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Ken Bentsen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 3,
1959.
Democrat. Investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Texas 25th District, 1995-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2002.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (1921-2006) —
also known as Lloyd M. Bentsen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex., February
11, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1948-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984;
speaker, 1988;
president, Lincoln Liberty Life
Insurance Company; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1971-93; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1976;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1988; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-94.
Baptist
or Presbyterian. Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Elks.
Died, of complications from a 1998 stroke,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 23,
2006 (age 85 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967) —
also known as James R. Beverley —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Dalhart, Dallam
County, Tex., June 15,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, from myocardial
failure, in Seton Hospital,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., June 17,
1967 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Austin
Memorial Park, Austin, 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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Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., September
5, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1953-55.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died July 15,
1965 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) —
also known as Tom C. Clark —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
23, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1945-49; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67; took senior status 1967.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1977 (age 77 years, 263
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Ronald D'Emory Coleman (b. 1941) —
also known as Ronald D. Coleman —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
29, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-82; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) —
also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower;
"Ike" —
Born in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., October
14, 1890.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president
of Columbia University, 1948-53; President
of the United States, 1953-61.
Presbyterian. German
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Loyal
Legion.
Died, after a series of heart
attacks, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1969 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Eisenhower
Center, Abilene, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower;
brother of Milton
Stover Eisenhower; married, July 1,
1916, to Mamie
Eisenhower; father of John
Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David Eisenhower
II (son-in-law of Richard
Milhous Nixon). |
| | | Political family: Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Sherman
Adams — Carter
L. Burgess — Woodrow
Wilson Mann — Jacqueline
C. Odlum — George
E. Allen — Meyer
Kestnbaum — Bernard
M. Shanley |
| | | The Eisenhower Expressway,
from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, in Cook
County, Illinois, is named for
him. — The Eisenhower Tunnel
(opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the Continental
Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Clear
Creek County to Summit
County, Colorado, is named for
him. — The Eisenhower Range of mountains,
in Victoria
Land, Antarctica, is named for
him. — Mount
Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). |
| | | Campaign slogan: "I Like
Ike." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower
: Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein, The
Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlo
d'Este, Eisenhower
: A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk, Dwight
D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T.
Buchanan, Jr., Red
Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the
Eisenhower Administration — Jim Newton, Eisenhower:
The White House Years — William Lee Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous
World |
| | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp
(1969) |
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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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Marshall Hicks (b. 1865) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., August
26, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 49th Judicial District, 1891-95; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1892-94; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1899-1903; member of Texas
state senate 24th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Presbyterian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Hicks and Anne Ellen (McDougald) Hicks; married, December
30, 1891, to Lauraine Sedgwick Cooke. |
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Ireland (1827-1896) —
also known as "Oxcart John" —
of Texas.
Born near Millerstown, Grayson
County, Ky., January
21, 1827.
Democrat. Mayor of
Seguin, Tex., 1858; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; district judge in
Texas, 1866-67; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Texas
state senate, 1870; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1875-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1878; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Governor of
Texas, 1883-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1896 (age 69 years, 44
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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John Ellett Jackson (b. 1892) —
also known as John E. Jackson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex., August
3, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1928; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1929-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1934-50.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Louise Allen. |
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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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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March
23, 1865.
Presbyterian
minister; president,
Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; president,
Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith; married, January
21, 1891, to Harriet C. Grannis. |
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Albert Hamilton Latimer (c.1800-1877) —
also known as Albert H. Latimer —
of Texas.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., about 1800.
Republican. Lawyer; planter; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Red River, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-42; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-51; Texas
state comptroller, 1865-66; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1869; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869; district judge in Texas 8th District,
1870-72.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex., January
27, 1877 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Clarksville
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Latimer and Jane (Hamilton) Latimer; married 1828 to
Elritta Smith; married 1833 to
Elizabeth Richey; married 1857 to Mary
Gattis. |
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James Marvin Leath (1931-2000) —
also known as Marvin Leath —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., May 6,
1931.
Democrat. Country
musician; banker; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1979-91.
Presbyterian.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital
in Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
8, 2000 (age 69 years, 216
days).
Interment at Memorial
Gardens, Henderson, Tex.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Walter Scott McNutt (1887-1969) —
also known as Walter S. McNutt —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.; Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex.
Born in Searcy, White
County, Ark., September
2, 1887.
Minister;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1938 (Republican), 1940 (Independent), 1942; candidate
in Democratic primary for Governor of
Texas, 1946; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957; president,
Four States Co-Operative University.
Presbyterian.
Died in the Marion County Hospital,
Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex., November
26, 1969 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Jefferson, Tex.
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Isaac Montgomery (1776-1861) —
of Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., October
25, 1776.
Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1813; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member of Indiana
state senate, 1817-20, 1823-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; probate judge in Indiana, 1830-32; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sempronius, Austin
County, Tex., July 15,
1861 (age 84 years, 263
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Austin County, Tex.; cenotaph at Masonic
Cemetery, Chappell Hill, Tex.
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Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) —
also known as Robert Mosbacher —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
11, 1927.
Republican. Founder, Mosbacher Energy
Company; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, American
Petroleum
Institute; director, Texas Commerce Bank;
director, New York Life
Insurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92.
Jewish;
later Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
24, 2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Texas.
Born in 1947.
Cattle
rancher; banker;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-78; president and CEO,
Travelers Insurance
Holdings, and National Group Insurance
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1997-2001.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Still living as of 2001.
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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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Graham Boynton Purcell Jr. (1919-2011) —
also known as Graham Purcell, Jr. —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Archer City, Archer
County, Tex., May 5,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge
in Texas, 1955; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1962-73; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died June 11,
2011 (age 92 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Franklin Ramsey (1855-1922) —
also known as William F. Ramsey —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Bell
County, Tex., October
25, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; Judge of
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1908-11; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1911-12; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1912; board chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
27, 1922 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Cleburne
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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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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Thomas Jasper Record (1852-1935) —
also known as T. J. Record —
of Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., January
26, 1852.
Merchant;
Lamar
County District Clerk, 1879-84; banker; mayor of
Paris, Tex., 1932-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in the Sanitarium
of Paris, Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., July 13,
1935 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Emmet Montgomery Reily (1866-1954) —
also known as E. Mont Reily; "Moncho
Reyes" —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
21, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1921-23.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Jackson
County, Mo., October
31, 1954 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Lawyer;
major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in St. Petersburg, as of 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Presbyterian; later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April
14, 1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Alice Mary Richardson (1888-1945) —
also known as Alice Richardson; Alice Mary
Blanton —
of Athens, Henderson
County, Tex.
Born in Flatonia, Fayette
County, Tex., March
18, 1888.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at Athens,
Tex., 1918-19.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died in Jacksonville, Cherokee
County, Tex., October
1, 1945 (age 57 years, 197
days).
Interment at Athens Cemetery, Athens, Tex.
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Willis Roberts (1779-1853) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in South Carolina, February
8, 1779.
Candidate for secretary
of state of Alabama, 1818; personal secretary to Gov. William
W. Blount, 1819-20; newspaper
publisher; member of Alabama
state senate, 1833-35; Texas Republic Collector of Customs for
the Port of Galveston, 1838-39.
Presbyterian or Episcopalian.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
23, 1853 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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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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Allan Douglas Sanford (b. 1869) —
also known as Allan Sanford —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn., July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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John Octavius Sewall (1806-1840) —
also known as John O. Sewall —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1806.
Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1839-40.
Presbyterian.
Died in Elysian Fields, Harrison
County, Tex., 1840
(age about
34 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Beal Smith (1846-1930) —
of Texas.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., March
28, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state legislature, 1911.
Presbyterian.
Died, of valvular heart
disease, February
8, 1930 (age 83 years, 317
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Crockett, Tex.
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George Able Sprague (1871-1963) —
also known as George Sprague —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Spring Valley, Fillmore
County, Minn., November
30, 1871.
Mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1937-39.
Presbyterian.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
8, 1963 (age 91 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oak
Cliff Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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John Hall Stephens (1847-1924) —
also known as John H. Stephens —
of Vernon, Wilbarger
County, Tex.
Born in Shelby
County, Tex., November
22, 1847.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1897-1917.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
18, 1924 (age 76 years, 362
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Vernon, Tex.
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William McClellan Thornberry (b. 1958) —
also known as Mac Thornberry —
of Clarendon, Donley
County, Tex.
Born in Clarendon, Donley
County, Tex., July 15,
1958.
Republican. Rancher; lawyer;
legislative counsel to U.S. Rep. Thomas
G. Loeffler, 1983-85; chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Larry
Combest, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Texas 13th District, 1995-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Claude Wright Jr. (1922-2015) —
also known as Jim Wright, Jr. —
of Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
22, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1947-49; mayor
of Weatherford, Tex., 1950-54; U.S.
Representative from Texas 12th District, 1955-89; resigned 1989;
Speaker
of the U.S. House, 1987-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Permanent Chair, 1988;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961.
Presbyterian.
He was subject of an investigation
by the House Ethics Committee in 1989; it appeared from the report
that he had evaded limits on gifts and
speaking fees; resigned
under fire in June, 1989.
Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., May 6,
2015 (age 92 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Ralph Young (1897-1958) —
also known as Robert R. Young; "Railroad
Young"; "Populist of Wall Street";
"The Daring Young Man of Wall Street";
"Maverick of Wall Street" —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Canadian, Hemphill
County, Tex., February
14, 1897.
Republican. Stockbroker;
financier;
assistant treasurer of General
Motors; predicted the 1929 stock market crash, and profited by
selling stocks short; chairman of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway,
and later the New York Central Railroads;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
25, 1958 (age 60 years, 345
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I.
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