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In 1971 he pushed his way onto the national scene by taking a leading role in getting the Farm Credit Act passed. This led to his being named "Man of the Year in Texas
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Margaret McCoy-Thompson, his great grandmother. He remained on the Executive Committee until 1980. In 1935 was elected to the board of directors of City National Bank in
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Texas Chamber of Commerce. Finally, he was also a devout Christian as both a member and Sunday School teacher of the First
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