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  Jean Baptiste Adoue (1846-1924) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Aurignac, France, October 24, 1846. Merchant; banker; Consular Agent for France in Dallas, Tex., 1897-1907. French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Suffered an apoplectic stroke, and fearing that he would become an invalid, he killed himself, by self-inflicted gunshot, in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 20, 1924 (age 77 years, 240 days). Interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Jean Marie Adoue and Paule (Dorleac) Adoue; married to Mary Neosha Simpson; father of Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. and Bertrand Adoue.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary Belle Atkinson.
  James V. Allred (1899-1959) — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Bowie, Montague County, Tex., March 29, 1899. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Texas state attorney general, 1931-35; Governor of Texas, 1935-39; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1939-42, 1949-59; died in office 1959; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1942. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Optimist Club. Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., September 24, 1959 (age 60 years, 179 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Renne Allred and Mary (Hinson) Allred; married, June 20, 1927, to Jo Betsy Miller.
  See also federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) — also known as John E. Anderson — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., August 25, 1879. Mayor of El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947. Episcopalian. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, from a heart condition and pulmonary edema, in his room at the Hotel Paso del Norte, El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., February 4, 1947 (age 67 years, 163 days). Interment at Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married, November 19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell.
  Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) — also known as Robert B. Anderson — of Texas. Born in Burleson, Johnson County, Tex., June 4, 1910. School teacher; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal of Freedom in 1955; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Pleaded guilty in 1987 to charges of evading taxes by illegally operating an offshore bank; sentenced to jail, house arrest, and probation; disbarred in 1988. Died, of complications from surgery on cancer of the esophagus, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 14, 1989 (age 79 years, 71 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Lee Anderson and Elizabeth Haskew "Lizzie" Anderson; married, April 10, 1935, to Ollie Mae Rawlins.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) — also known as George S. Atkinson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., November 17, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died in February, 1967 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson.
  David Monroe Barnwell (1875-1935) — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Comanche County, Tex., October 20, 1875. Democrat. Fresno County Clerk, 1910-33; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. U.S. Comptroller of Customs, San Francisco, 1933. Died, of a heart attack, in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., 1935 (age about 59 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr. and Edna Ruth (Colbath) Bentsen; married, November 27, 1943, to Beryl Ann Longino; uncle of Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kearie Lee Berry (1893-1965) — also known as K. L. Berry — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Denton County, Tex., July 6, 1893. Democrat. Adjutant General of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Christian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Shriners; American Legion; National Rifle Association. Died in April, 1965 (age 71 years, 0 days). Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Lindsay Blanton ; brother of Annie Webb Blanton; married to May Louise Matthews.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Sam Gilbert Bratton (1888-1963) — also known as Sam G. Bratton — of Clovis, Curry County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Kosse, Limestone County, Tex., August 19, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1916, 1928, 1932; district judge in New Mexico 5th District, 1919-22; justice of New Mexico state supreme court, 1923-24; resigned 1924; U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1925-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1933-61; took senior status 1961. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., September 22, 1963 (age 75 years, 34 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of C. G. Bratton and Emma Lee (Morris) Bratton; married, January 25, 1908, to Vivian Rogers.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  William Evans Burney (1893-1969) — also known as William E. Burney — of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Hubbard, Hill County, Tex., September 11, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance executive. Protestant. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Forty and Eight. Died in Denver, Colo., January 29, 1969 (age 75 years, 140 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married, October 26, 1921, to Eunice L. Latamore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Haskille Scott Cherry and Clara Bell (Taylor) Cherry; married, November 10, 1937, to Margaret Frierson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Clark and Virginia Maxey 'Jennie' (Falls) Clark; married, November 8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey (daughter of William Franklin Ramsey); father of Ramsey Clark.
  Political family: Clark-Ramsey family of Dallas, Texas.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Marion Price Daniel (1910-1988) — also known as Price Daniel — of Liberty, Liberty County, Tex. Born in Dayton, Liberty County, Tex., October 10, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1939-45; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1943-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1948, 1964; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Texas state attorney general, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1953-57; Governor of Texas, 1957-63; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1971-; appointed 1971. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Kappa Delta. Died, from a stroke, in Liberty, Liberty County, Tex., August 25, 1988 (age 77 years, 320 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Price Daniel and Nannie (Partlow) Daniel; brother of William Partlow Daniel; married, June 28, 1940, to Jean Houston Baldwin (second great-granddaughter of Samuel Houston); father of Marion Price Daniel Jr..
  Political family: Daniel-Houston family of Texas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about Price Daniel: Dan Murph, Texas Giant: The Life of Price Daniel
  Edgar Franklin Foreman (b. 1933) — also known as Ed Foreman — of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, N.M. Born in Portales, Roosevelt County, N.M., December 22, 1933. Republican. U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1964; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 2nd District, 1969-71; defeated, 1970. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; American Society of Civil Engineers. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) — also known as J. T. Garrett — of Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Putnam County, W.Va., October 9, 1865. School teacher; insurance business; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., May 24, 1962 (age 96 years, 227 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Garrett and Martha (Hill) Garrett; married, February 26, 1896, to Emma Ottale Dudding.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur H. Geissler (1877-1945) — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Germany, October 30, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; banker; insurance business; chair of Oklahoma County Republican Party, 1910-14; member of Oklahoma Republican State Committee, 1912-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916, 1940, 1944; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1922-30. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., February 17, 1945 (age 67 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Julia (Henderson) Adams.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Eugene Benjamin Germany (1892-1971) — also known as E. B. 'Gene' Germany — of Highland Park, Dallas County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Tex., September 18, 1892. Democrat. School teacher and principal; geologist; oil producer; industrialist; founder of Preston State Bank, Dallas, Tex.; founder of Cozby-Germany Hospital, Grand Saline, Tex.; founder and president of Lone Star Steel Company; mayor of Highland Park, Tex., 1934-40; Texas Democratic state chair, 1939-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940, 1944 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., July 12, 1971 (age 78 years, 297 days). Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Arona Lea Germany.
  Marshall Conant Graff (1892-1966) — also known as Marshall C. Graff — of Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis. Born in Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis., June 6, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion. Died July 22, 1966 (age 74 years, 46 days). Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Weldon Hale (b. 1891) — also known as Joseph W. Hale — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. Born in Jones County, Tex., May 29, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for insurance companies; secretary of Texas Democratic Party, 1921-25; mayor of Waco, Tex., 1935-37. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Hale and Drue (Murray) Hale; married to Iva Childers.
  Robert Alexander Hefner (b. 1874) — also known as Robert A. Hefner — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex.; Ardmore, Carter County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born near Lone Oak, Hunt County, Tex., February 7, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1927-36. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Lafayette Hefner and Sallie Jane (Masters) Hefner; married, July 18, 1906, to Eva Johnson.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Marjorie Wilcox and Nancy Richmond.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Louise Allen.
  Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) — also known as Beauford Jester — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., January 12, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of Texas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Kappa Sigma; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Lions. Died, aboard a Pullman railroad car, near Houston, Harris County, Tex., July 11, 1949 (age 56 years, 180 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of George Taylor Jester and Frances Paine (Gordon) Jester; married, June 15, 1921, to Mabel Buchanan; second cousin of Perry Northen Jester.
  Political family: Jester family of Corsicana, Texas.
  Jester Center Residence Hall (built 1969), at the University of Texas, Austin, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Clark Wesley Johnson Jr. (1894-1970) — also known as C. W. Johnson, Jr. — of Graham, Young County, Tex. Born in Graham, Young County, Tex., August 27, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1920, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 13th District, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Graham, Young County, Tex., March 1, 1970 (age 75 years, 186 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Graham, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Clark Wesley Johnson, Sr. and Martha Blanche (Eichelberger) Johnson; married 1942 to Donna W. Williamson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jerry K. Johnson (c.1934-2000) — of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex. Born about 1934. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives 9th District, 1989-96; candidate for Texas state senate 3rd District, 1996. Baptist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Died April 19, 2000 (age about 66 years). 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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Moody and Nanny E. (Robertson) Moody; married, April 20, 1926, to Mildred Paxton.
  See also National Governors Association biography — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Dempsey Moore (1917-2000) — also known as Bill Moore — of Arkansas. Born in Pittsburg, Camp County, Tex., July 24, 1917. Member of Arkansas state senate, 1967-95. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., June 18, 2000 (age 82 years, 330 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Third great-grandson of Dempsey Moore.
  Patrick Morris Neff (1871-1952) — also known as Pat Morris Neff — of Waco, McLennan County, Tex. Born in McGregor, McLennan County, Tex., November 26, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1901-05; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1903-05; McLennan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-12; Governor of Texas, 1921-25; president of Baylor University, from 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Anti-Saloon League; Lions. Died January 20, 1952 (age 80 years, 55 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Noah Neff and Isabella (Shepherd) Neff; married, May 31, 1899, to Myrtle Mainer.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (1890-1969) — also known as W. Lee O'Daniel; Pappy O'Daniel — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, March 11, 1890. Democrat. Governor of Texas, 1939-41; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1941-49. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., May 11, 1969 (age 79 years, 61 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Books about W. Lee O'Daniel: Bill Crawford, Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy: Pictures of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel
  John William Wright Patman (1893-1976) — also known as Wright Patman — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born near Hughes Springs, Cass County, Tex., August 6, 1893. Democrat. Cotton farmer; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1921-24; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1929-76; died in office 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1964. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 7, 1976 (age 82 years, 214 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Patman and Emma (Spurlin) Patman; married, February 14, 1919, to Merle Connor; father of William Neff Patman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Books about Wright Patman: Nancy Beck Young, Wright Patman : Populism, Liberalism, & the American Dream
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps; married, February 1, 1903, to Lydia B. Malcom.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy (Clark) Ramsey and John J. Ramsey; married, January 28, 1878, to Emma W. Johnson; married, October 13, 1886, to Rowena Benton Hill; father of Mary Jane Ramsey (who married Thomas Campbell Clark); grandfather of Ramsey Clark.
  Political family: Clark-Ramsey family of Dallas, Texas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Rogers and Minnie M. (Gentry) Rogers; married, July 11, 1933, to Helen Pauline Kepler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Morgan Gurley Sanders (1878-1956) — also known as Morgan G. Sanders — of Canton, Van Zandt County, Tex. Born near Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt County, Tex., July 14, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1903-06; Van Zandt County Attorney, 1910-14; District Attorney 7th District, 1914-16; U.S. Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1921-39. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died January 7, 1956 (age 77 years, 177 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Canton, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Lindsey Sanders and Sarah Francis (Smith) Sanders; married, February 19, 1905, to Norma Louise Tull.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) — also known as Robert E. Lee Saner — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born near Washington, Hempstead County, Ark., August 9, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Texas Democratic Party, 1899-1901. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Robert E. Lee
  Relatives: Son of John Franklin Saner and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner; married, March 31, 1903, to Ileaine Marvin Smith.
  John Phillips Saylor (1908-1973) — also known as John P. Saylor — of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pa., July 23, 1908. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-73 (26th District 1949-53, 22nd District 1953-73, 12th District 1973); died in office 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Evangelical and Reformed Church; later United Church of Christ. Member, Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; Eagles. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., October 28, 1973 (age 65 years, 97 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Tillman Kulp Saylor and Minerva Jane (Phillips) Saylor; married 1937 to Grace Doerstler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  E. Carlyle Smith Jr. (c.1939-2003) — of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., about 1939. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Chi; Rotary; Jaycees; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of complications from a brain tumor, in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex., June 29, 2003 (age about 64 years). Interment at Old Southland Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of E. Carlyle Smith.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of H. C. Snyder and Mary A. (Murray) Snyder.
Robert Gerald Storey Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) — also known as R. G. Storey — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., December 4, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; director and counsel of life insurance companies. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died, from pneumonia and heart disease, while suffering from senile dementia, in a nursing home at Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., January 16, 1981 (age 87 years, 43 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married, July 26, 1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel Hope Watson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Eminent Americans 1954
  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; 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), 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, Galveston, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Clark Wallace Thompson and Jessie Marilla (Hyde) Thompson; married, November 16, 1918, to Libbe Moody.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Homer Thornberry (1909-1995) — also known as W. Homer Thornberry — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., January 9, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1937-40; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1949-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1960; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1963-65; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1965-78. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died December 12, 1995 (age 86 years, 337 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Moore Thornberry and Mary Lillian (Jones) Thornberry; married, February 24, 1945, to Eloise Engle.
  Cross-reference: Sam Sparks
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elmer Gifford Walker (b. 1898) — also known as E. G. Walker — of Homewood, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Commerce, Hunt County, Tex., February 9, 1898. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of Homewood, Ala., 1956-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Pink Walker and Mary C. (Starkey) Walker; married, May 19, 1920, to Gertrude Louise Lunn.
  James Clifton Wilson (1874-1951) — also known as James C. Wilson — of Texas. Born in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Tex., June 21, 1874. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1913-17; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1917-19; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1919-47. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., August 3, 1951 (age 77 years, 43 days). Original interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.; reinterment in 1957 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Wilson Wozencraft (1892-1966) — also known as Frank W. Wozencraft; "The Boy Mayor" — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 7, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in a hospital at Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 3, 1966 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Prior Wozencraft and Virginia Lee (Wilson) Wozencraft; married 1922 to Mary Victoria McReynolds.
  Epitaph: "He Kept The Faith."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903-1996) — also known as Ralph W. Yarborough — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Chandler, Henderson County, Tex., June 8, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Texas, 1936-41; candidate for nomination for Texas state attorney general, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1952, 1954, 1956; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1957-71; defeated in primary, 1970, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964, 1980. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Moose; Freemasons; Shriners; Acacia. Died January 27, 1996 (age 92 years, 233 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Books about Ralph W. Yarborough: Patrick L. Cox, Ralph W. Yarborough, The People's Senator
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