Category: Texas

Representative | Democrat | GARNER. John Nance, a Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States; born near Detroit, Red River County, Tex., November 22, 1868; had limited educational advantages; studied law, admitted to the bar in 1890, and commenced practice in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Tex.; judge of Uvalde County, Tex., 1893-1896;… Continue reading John Nance Garner

Auditor / Comptroller | Democrat | https://cemetery.tspb.texas.gov/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=6643 Bob Bullock on Wikipedia Bob Bullock on OurCampaigns.com

Treasurer | Republican | HUTCHISON, KATHRYN ANN BAILEY (KAY), A Senator from Texas; born in Galveston, Tex., July 22, 1943; attended the public schools in La Marque, Tex., graduated, University of Texas at Austin; graduated, University of Texas School of Law 1967; television reporter; member, Texas house of representatives 1972-1976; vice-chair, National Transportation Safety Board… Continue reading Kay Bailey Hutchison

Secretary of State | Democrat | Steven F. Austin on Wikipedia

Attorney General | Democrat | CULBERSON, Charles Allen, (Son of David Browning Culberson), a Senator from Texas; born in Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., June 10, 1855; moved to Texas with his parents, who settled first in Gilmer and later in Jefferson; attended the common schools and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in… Continue reading Charles Culberson

Representative | Democrat | TEAGUE, Olin Earl, a Representative from Texas; born in Woodward, Woodward County, Okla., April 6, 1910; attended elementary and high school in Mena, Ark.; B.A., Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College at College Station, 1932; employed in the post office at College Station, Tex., 1932-1940; member of the Arkansas National Guard, 1927-1930;… Continue reading Olin Teague

Representative | Democrat | BENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr., (Uncle of Ken Bentsen), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Mission, Tex., February 11, 1921; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Texas Law School at Austin 1942 and was admitted to the bar the same year; served in the United States Army Air… Continue reading Lloyd Bentsen

Representative | Democrat | SHEPPARD, Morris, (son of John Levi Sheppard, grandfather of Connie Mack, III, great-grandfather of Connie Mack, IV), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Wheatville, Morris County, Tex., May 28, 1875; attended the common schools of various Texas towns; graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1895,… Continue reading Morris Sheppard

Representative | Democrat | GONZALEZ, Henry B., (Father of Charles A. Gonzalez), a Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., May 3, 1916; attended the University of Texas, Austin, Tex.; graduated from San Antonio College, San Antonio, Tex., 1935; graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Tex., 1943; business… Continue reading Henry Gonzalez

Representative | Democrat | CONNALLY, Thomas Terry (Tom), (step-grandfather of Connie Mack, III), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born near Hewitt, McLennan County, Tex., August 19, 1877; attended the public schools; graduated from Baylor University, Waco, Tex., in 1896 and from the law department of the University of Texas at Austin in 1898;… Continue reading Tom Connally