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Richard Keith ARMEY, Congress, TX (1940)

ARMEY, Richard Keith, a Representative from Texas; born in Cando, Towner County, N. Dak., July 7, 1940; graduated from Cando High School, Cando, N. Dak., 1958; B.A., Jamestown College,…

Thomas Henry BALL, Congress, TX (1859-1944)

BALL, Thomas Henry, a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Walker County, Tex., January 14, 1859; attended private schools; was graduated from Austin College, Sherman, Tex., in 1876…

Ed Lee GOSSETT, Congress, TX (1902-1990)

GOSSETT, Ed Lee, a Representative from Texas; born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902; moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled…

Oscar CALLAWAY, Congress, TX (1872-1947)

CALLAWAY, Oscar, a Representative from Texas; born in Harmony Hill (Nip-and-Tuck), Rusk County, Tex., October 2, 1872; moved with his parents to Comanche County in 1876; attended the public…

Oliver Harlan CROSS, Congress, TX (1868-1960)

CROSS, Oliver Harlan, a Representative from Texas; born in Eutaw, Greene County, Ala., July 13, 1868; attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa…

Burleson, Albert Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Albert SidneyBurleson, Albert Sidneybûrˈləsən [key], 1863–1937, U.S. Postmaster General (1913–21), b. San Marcos, Tex.; grandson of Edward Burleson. He was a lawyer of Austin…

Carlos BEE, Congress, TX (1867-1932)

BEE, Carlos, (great-grandson of Thomas Bee), a Representative from Texas; born in Saltillo, Mexico, July 8, 1867, where his parents had moved after the collapse of the Confederacy; returned…

John Nance GARNER, Congress, TX (1868-1967)

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;…

Robert Randolph CASEY, Congress, TX (1915-1986)

CASEY, Robert Randolph, a Representative from Texas; born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., July 27, 1915; moved with his parents to Houston, Tex., in 1930 and graduated from San Jacinto High…