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400:
381:
379:fraternity.
358:
344:
343:
329:Battles/wars
179:(1949-07-11)
136:Succeeded by
129:Jerry Sadler
103:
84:Succeeded by
51:
1725:1949 deaths
1720:1893 births
1619:L. Davidson
1526:W. Flanagan
1350:M. Ferguson
1335:M. Ferguson
1320:J. Ferguson
1116:M. Williams
1061:W. Williams
985:A. Mayfield
865:E. Mayfield
697:Jester Park
377:Kappa Sigma
333:World War I
124:Preceded by
72:Preceded by
1714:Categories
1455:Lieutenant
1121:Smitherman
1091:M. Wallace
1066:Hurdleston
930:Williamson
925:J. Wallace
793:1943–1947
720:Democratic
564:0837932017
533:References
449:Democratic
424:Law career
275:Allegiance
250:Alma mater
195:Democratic
160:1893-01-12
62:Lieutenant
1674:Hobby Jr.
1644:Stevenson
1609:Hobby Sr.
1574:Pendleton
1504:Stockdale
1474:Henderson
1457:governors
1365:Stevenson
1295:Culberson
1188:Governors
1173:Governors
1111:Strayhorn
1000:Culberson
950:Christian
677:from the
571:657162692
488:Corsicana
314:1917–1918
104:In office
52:In office
42:36th
1694:Dewhurst
1664:P. Smith
1589:Browning
1532:Fountain
1520:Campbell
1516:(acting)
1499:Crockett
1415:Richards
1410:Clements
1400:Clements
1385:Connally
1360:O'Daniel
1345:Sterling
1315:Colquitt
1310:Campbell
1245:Hamilton
1081:Thompson
1035:Craddick
1020:Matthews
940:Carrillo
920:Guerrero
855:Colquitt
654:"40 aof"
515:pioneers
241:(father)
224:Children
113:Governor
1699:Patrick
1689:Ratliff
1679:Bullock
1654:Shivers
1614:Johnson
1569:Wheeler
1544:Hubbard
1538:Pickett
1489:Lubbock
1484:Runnels
1479:Dickson
1395:Briscoe
1375:Shivers
1280:Ireland
1275:Roberts
1270:Hubbard
1235:Lubbock
1225:Houston
1220:Runnels
1101:Krueger
1086:Tunnell
1071:Gilmore
980:Stedman
900:Poerner
895:Langdon
875:Terrell
860:Wortham
388:Harvard
323:Captain
218:
210:
184:Houston
1669:Barnes
1659:Ramsey
1639:Woodul
1629:Miller
1584:Jester
1559:Martin
1554:Storey
1549:Sayers
1464:Horton
1430:Abbott
1380:Daniel
1370:Jester
1355:Allred
1305:Lanham
1300:Sayers
1240:Murrah
1131:Wright
1126:Sitton
1106:Nabers
1056:Storey
1051:McLean
1044:Seat 3
1030:Garcia
1015:Nugent
1010:Newton
1005:Ramsey
990:Nabors
975:Foster
968:Seat 2
945:Porter
905:Temple
890:Murray
885:Jester
880:Sadler
870:Splawn
850:Reagan
843:Seat 1
682:Online
569:
562:
302:
284:
232:Parent
201:Spouse
169:, U.S.
1684:Perry
1604:Mayes
1579:Crane
1564:Gibbs
1509:Jones
1494:Clark
1469:Greer
1425:Perry
1405:White
1390:Smith
1340:Moody
1325:Hobby
1260:Davis
1255:Pease
1230:Clark
1215:Pease
1181:Texas
1096:Hance
1025:Jones
995:Smith
935:Garza
915:Sharp
492:Texas
212:(
208:
1634:Witt
1594:Neal
1420:Bush
1330:Neff
1290:Hogg
1285:Ross
1265:Coke
1205:Bell
1200:Wood
1175:and
1076:Neff
910:Jobe
733:1948
729:1946
591:2023
567:OCLC
560:ISBN
406:and
319:Rank
174:Died
154:Born
1179:of
390:in
386:at
384:law
263:LLB
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261:,
259:AB
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