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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
(Honorary
Vice-President; 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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Nita Ashcraft (1921-2012) —
also known as Juanita Pasquale; Juanita
Wentner —
of Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Napa, Napa
County, Calif.
Born in Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex., June 25,
1921.
Republican. Real estate agent; insurance
broker; member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1968,
1972,
1992;
vice-chair
of California Republican Party, 1970; Assistant Secretary of the
U.S. Air Force.
Female.
Protestant.
Died July 10,
2012 (age 91 years, 15
days).
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 |
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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 2024.
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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 at Port Arthur, Tex., Texas, 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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Charles F. O'Neall (1875-1929) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Birdville (now part of Haltom City), Tarrant
County, Tex., November
12, 1875.
Real estate agent; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1913-15.
Died in Sonoma
County, Calif., January
29, 1929 (age 53 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Clark Wallace Thompson (1896-1981) —
also known as Clark W. Thompson —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
6, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; real estate developer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1933-35, 1947-67 (7th District
1933-35, 9th District 1947-67); served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Redmen.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
16, 1981 (age 85 years, 132
days).
Interment at Galveston
Memorial Park Cemetery, Hitchcock, 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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