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Bruce Reynolds Alger (1918-2015) —
also known as Bruce Alger —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
realtor; real estate developer; builder;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1955-65; defeated, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956
(speaker),
1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla., April
13, 2015 (age 96 years, 305
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Herbert J. Antoine Sr. —
of Bastrop, Bastrop
County, Tex.
Republican. Real estate dealer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Andrew Willson Barrett (1892-1945) —
also known as R. A. W. Barrett —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., November
21, 1892.
Real estate business; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Atlanta,
Ga., 1923-29.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in the station hospital,
Ellington Field, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
27, 1945 (age 52 years, 98
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Arthur Barrett and Lela May (Willson) Barrett; married to
Grace NcNaught Bloodworth. |
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memorial |
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David E. Bernsen (b. 1950) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, April 8,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate developer; member of Texas
state senate 4th District, 1999-2002; candidate for Texas land
commissioner, 2002.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Bernsen and Helen (Freeman) Bernsen; married to Dinah
Herbert. |
| | | See also Texas
Legislators Past & Present |
| | | Image source: Texas Legislative
Reference Library |
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William Arvis Blakley (1898-1976) —
also known as William A. Blakley —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Miami Station, Carroll
County, Mo., November
17, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
real estate developer; insurance
business; banker; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957, 1961; defeated, 1958, 1961.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
5, 1976 (age 77 years, 49
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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John Ellis Bush (b. 1953) —
also known as Jeb Bush —
of Florida.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Tex., February
11, 1953.
Republican. Real estate business; Governor of
Florida, 1999-2007; defeated, 1994; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 2016.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2022.
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Russell Harry Dunn (1873-1928) —
also known as Russell H. Dunn —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, April
12, 1873.
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1909-10, 1927; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
real estate agent.
Died, from cholecystitis
and post-operative aspiration
pneumonia, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 27,
1928 (age 55 years, 76
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Groves, Tex.
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Rudy Durham —
of Lewisville, Denton
County, Tex.
Real estate broker; appraiser;
mayor
of Lewisville, Tex., 2015-.
Still living as of 2021.
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Image source:
City of Lewisville web site |
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Thomas Walter Erwin Jr. (1908-1990) —
also known as Walter Erwin —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., July 20,
1908.
Real estate business; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1955-57.
Died in Navarro
County, Tex., February
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jasper Newton Fallis (1872-1972) —
also known as J. Newton Fallis —
of Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.; Clifton, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born in Bosque
County, Tex., September
22, 1872.
Democrat. Real estate agent; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1912
(alternate), 1940.
Died in Clifton, Bosque
County, Tex., 1972
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Clifton
Cemetery, Clifton, Tex.
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Warren Fuller (1902-1995) —
of Euless, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Euless, Tarrant
County, Tex., March
13, 1902.
Grocer; mayor of
Euless, Tex., 1950-51; real estate broker.
Died in 1995
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Antonio L. Ghio (1832-1917) —
also known as Anthony L. Ghio —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Italy,
April
10, 1832.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; wholesale
liquor dealer; saloon
keeper; mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1882-86; real estate business.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Bowie
County, Tex., March
26, 1917 (age 84 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustine Ghio and Maria Ghio; married, October
4, 1862, to Augustina Casazza. |
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Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) —
also known as Roy Hofheinz; "Father of the
Astrodome" —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., April
10, 1912.
Lawyer;
real estate developer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas,
1936-44; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the Houston
Astrodome sports
arena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros)
baseball
team and the Houston Oilers football
team.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
22, 1982 (age 70 years, 226
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Kenny E. Marchant (b. 1951) —
also known as Ken Marchant —
of Carrollton, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex., February
23, 1951.
Republican. Real estate developer; mayor
of Carrollton, Tex., 1984-87; member of Texas
state house of representatives 99th District, 1987-2004; U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 2005-.
Nazarene.
Still living as of 2014.
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Drew Nixon (b. 1959) —
of Carthage, Panola
County, Tex.
Born November
21, 1959.
Republican. Real estate sales; accountant;
insurance
business; member of Texas
state senate 3rd District, 1995-2000; arrested
in February 1997, after he offered
money to a police officer posing as a prostitute; a loaded
revolver was found under the seat of his car, though he had no
concealed hangun permit; pleaded
guilty and sentenced to six months in jail.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walter E. Pierce (b. 1860) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., 1860.
Real estate business; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1895-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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Kenneth Mills Regan (1893-1959) —
also known as Kenneth M. Regan; Ken Regan —
of Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex.; Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Morris, Ogle
County, Ill., March 6,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; mayor of
Pecos, Tex., 1929-32; member of Texas
state senate, 1933-37; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1947-55; lobbyist
for Texas railroads.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August
15, 1959 (age 66 years, 162
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Park, Midland, Tex.
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Hubert Vo (b. 1956) —
of Alief, Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Vietnam,
May
30, 1956.
Democrat. Machinist;
real estate developer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 149th District, 2005-.
Vietnamese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Patrick Wynn (b. 1961) —
also known as Will P. Wynn —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., September
10, 1961.
Real estate developer; mayor of
Austin, Tex.; elected 2003.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne Elizabeth Glasscock. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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