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  Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) — also known as Thomas H. Barton; T. H. Barton — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Marlin, Falls County, Tex., September 20, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of the founders of the Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation; president and director of Lion Oil Company; owner of radio and television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1944. Member, Newcomen Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died December 24, 1960 (age 79 years, 95 days). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Killebrew Barton and Mary Estelle (Johnson) Barton; married, July 13, 1925, to Madeline Mary Larimer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Bonilla (b. 1954) — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 2, 1954. Republican. Journalist; television reporter; U.S. Representative from Texas 23rd District, 1993-. Baptist. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Enrique Bonilla and Anita Bonilla; married, June 7, 1981, to Deborah Knapp.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Stephen E. Broden Stephen E. Broden (b. 1952) — of Dallas County, Tex. Born April 11, 1952. Republican. Pastor; university professor; radio show host; car wash owner; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 30th District, 2010; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Image source: Broden for Congress web site (2010)
  John Burroughs (1907-1978) — of Portales, Roosevelt County, N.M. Born in Robert Lee, Coke County, Tex., April 7, 1907. Democrat. School teacher; petroleum salesman; proprietor, cotton oil mill and peanut mill; president, Portales Valley Mills (peanuts); president, Cisco Peanut Co.; president, Plains Broadcasting Co.; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1957; Governor of New Mexico, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1960. Died May 21, 1978 (age 71 years, 44 days). Interment at Portales Cemetery, Portales, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of James Burroughs and Amertius (Ashley) Burroughs; married 1935 to Jean Mitchell.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emanuel Cleaver II (b. 1944) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex., October 26, 1944. Democrat. Pastor; radio show host; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996 (speaker), 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Missouri, 2004; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 2005-. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha. Still living as of 2017.
  Relatives: Son of Lucky G. Cleaver and Marie (McKnight) Cleaver.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Randolph Blake Farenthold (b. 1961) — also known as R. Blake Farenthold — Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., December 12, 1961. Republican. Lawyer; radio commentator; U.S. Representative from Texas 27th District, 2011-18; resigned 2018; sued in 2014 by a former staffer, alleging sexual harassment, a hostile work environment, and that she was fired in retaliation for complaints; the case was settled out of court with $84,000 in public funds; in December 2017, another former staffer made further detailed allegations of his behavior; resigned in April 2018. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of George Randolph 'Randy' Farenthold and Mary Sue (Ogg) Farenthold.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Colburn Graham and Margaret (Callan) Graham; married, July 31, 1935, to Kaude Rowena Boone.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Oveta Culp Hobby Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) — also known as Oveta Culp; Mrs. William P. Hobby — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Killeen, Bell County, Tex., January 19, 1905. Democrat. Parliamentarian, Texas House of Representatives, 1926-31, 1939-41; served in Women's Army Corps during World War II; president, editor and publisher of Houston Post newspaper; director, radio station KPRC; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1953-55; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Junior League. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1996. Died, from a stroke, in Houston, Harris County, Tex., August 16, 1995 (age 90 years, 209 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Daughter of I. W. Culp and Emma (Hoover) Culp; married, February 23, 1931, to William Pettus Hobby; mother of Jessica Hobby (who married Henry Edward Catto Jr.) and William Pettus Hobby Jr.; grandmother of Paul William Hobby.
  Political family: Hobby family of Houston, Texas.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison (b. 1943) — also known as Kay Bailey Hutchison; Kathryn Ann Bailey; Kay Parks — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., July 22, 1943. Republican. Banker; television journalist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988 (alternate), 2008; Texas state treasurer, 1991; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993-. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married, April 8, 1967, to John Pierce Parks; married, March 16, 1978, to Ray Hutchison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Vann M. Kennedy (born c.1905) — of Austin, Travis County, Tex.; Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex. Born about 1905. Democrat. Secretary of Texas Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956. Owner and operator of television and radio stations. Burial location unknown.
  James Cullen Looney (1903-1977) — also known as J. C. Looney — of Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Tex. Born in Kossuth, Alcorn County, Miss., May 18, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; director of many firms involved in activities such as banking, bus transit, concrete, lumber, radio broadcasting, automobile service, and operating a hotel; chair of Hidalgo County Democratic Party, 1932-40, 1954-68; Hidalgo County Judge, 1941-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968. Protestant. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Royal and Select Masters; Shriners. Died in March, 1977 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Owen Looney and Virginia (Dean) Looney; married, June 15, 1933, to Margaret Estelle Montgomery.
  Harry Mayhew McAdams (1916-2008) — also known as Harry M. McAdams — of Hobbs, Lea County, N.M. Born in Lorena, McLennan County, Tex., August 12, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president and general manager, radio station KWEW, Hobbs, N.M.; president, Triple M Mining Company; member of New Mexico state senate, 1971-82 (19th District 1971-72, 41st District 1973-82). Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died January 5, 2008 (age 91 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Rufus McAdams and Violet (Hutchinson) McAdams; married, April 2, 1942, to Gladys Crume.
Oliver L. North Oliver Laurence North (b. 1943) — also known as Oliver L. North; Ollie North — of Virginia. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 7, 1943. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal of 1986; he was in charge of a secret (and illegal) government operation to sell weapons to Iran and provide the profits to the then-unrecognized Nicaraguan "contras", who were fighting a civil war against the "Sandinista" government there; convicted in 1989 on federal charges of obstructing Congress, destroying documents, and accepting an illegal gratuity; an appeals court later overturned the guilty verdict; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1994; host of a radio talk show in 1995-2003, and is a television commentator. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married, November 13, 1968, to Betsy Stuart.
  Cross-reference: Harry E. Bergold, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Image source: Time Magazine, July 13, 1987
  Daniel Goeb Patrick (b. 1950) — also known as Dan Patrick; Dannie Scott Goeb — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 4, 1950. Republican. Radio show host; member of Texas state senate 7th District, 2007-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008, 2012; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2015-. Still living as of 2021.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  James Jarrell Pickle (1913-2005) — also known as J. J. 'Jake' Pickle — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Roscoe, Nolan County, Tex., October 11, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; one of the founders of radio station KVET, in Austin, Texas; U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1963-95. Methodist. Died June 18, 2005 (age 91 years, 250 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex.; Buford, Rio Blanco County, Colo.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 23, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; investigated and called to testify by a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1947 over lavish entertainment in Hollywood and Manhattan, many paid escorts, and paid hotel bills provided to Roosevelt and others, in a successful effort to persuade them to recommend Hughes reconnaissance aircraft for purchase by the U.S. military; owned a radio station in Texas; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960; mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., 1965-69; member of Democratic National Committee from Florida, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1968. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., October 27, 1990 (age 80 years, 34 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt; brother of James Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.; married, January 16, 1932, to Elizabeth Browning Donner; married, July 22, 1933, to Ruth Josephine Googins; married, December 3, 1944, to Faye Margaret Emerson; married, March 15, 1951, to Minnewa (Bell) Gray Burnside Ross; married, November 3, 1960, to Patricia (Peabody) Whithead; grandnephew of Theodore Roosevelt and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew of James I. Roosevelt; third great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew of William Bellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch; first cousin once removed of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Warren Delano Robbins, Corinne Robinson Alsop, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and William Sheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Monroe; first cousin five times removed of Ebenezer Huntington; first cousin seven times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Corinne A. Chubb and John deKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed of Susan Roosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr., Philip DePeyster and Jabez Williams Huntington.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Della Tovrea Stuart (1888-1969) — also known as Della Gillespie; Della Tovrea; Mrs. E. A. Tovrea; Mrs. William P. Stuart — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Blanco, Blanco County, Tex., October 8, 1888. Democrat. Auditor; director and vice-president, Tovrea Packing Co., 1919-46; president, Central Arizona Broadcasting Co., 1937-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1936; member of Arizona Democratic State Central Committee, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Arizona, 1940-56. Female. Quaker. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died January 17, 1969 (age 80 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie; married, December 18, 1906, to Edward A. Tovrea; married, November 16, 1936, to William P. Stuart.
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