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 13th Congressional District 1938-1951 |
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Biographical Sketch
1902: Born in Yellow Pine sawmill camp near Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
1908: Moved to Henrietta, Clay County, Texas. Attended rural schools of Clay and Garza Counties
1924: Received A.B. from University of Texas
1927: Received L.L.B. from University of Texas Law School. Admitted to Texas Bar and began practice in Vernon,Texas
1933-1937: District Attorney, 46th Judicial District of Texas
1937: Moved to Wichita Falls
1938: Elected as Democrat to 76th Congress
1939: Married Mary Helen Mosely of Quanah, Texas (living in Dallas, 2002)
1939-1951: Member of Congress, 13th District of Texas, 76th-82nd Congresses .
Chairman, Committee on Elections No. 2, 77th through 79th Congresses.
1951, July 31, resigned from Congress, resumed law practice
1951-: General Attorney for Texas Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Judge, Criminal District Court, Dallas, TX
1951-1967: General Attorney for Southwestern Bell Telephone
1968-1976: Criminal District Court Judge
1976-1985: Part-time Criminal District Court Judge
1990: November 6. Died in Dallas of a heart attack
Sons: Glenn and Stephen of Dallas; Murray of Amarillo
Daughters: Judy Breen, Reston, VA; Jan Farrar, San Antonio; Milissa Stamoulos, Thessalouiki, Greece
13 grandchildren (2001)
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