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Born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, attorney and democratic politician Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) was the son of William A. Sumners and Anna Elizabeth Walker. In 1894, he moved with his family to Dallas County, Texas, where he studied law with Dallas attorney Alfred P. Wozencraft. After passing the Texas bar examination three years later, Sumners was elected Dallas County Attorney in 1900, and again in 1904 after losing in 1902. In 1906, he practiced law until he was appointed a congressman in the U. S. House of Representatives in 1912, serving sixteen more terms. From 1932 through 1946, Sumners served as chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, during which he challenged President Roosevelt’s court-packing plan of 1937, that would allow the president to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice after a sitting judge had reached 70 years of age and did not retire. Sumners retired to Dallas in 1946, serving as Director of the Research in Law and Government of the Southwestern Legal Foundation at Southern Methodist University.

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Sumners, Hatton William. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed May 2, 2011. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001072 .

Monroe, Catherine Mary. Sumners, Hatton William. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed May 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsu04 .

Patenaude, Lionel V. Court-Packing Plan of 1937. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed May 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jzc01 .

From the guide to the Sumners (Hatton William) Papers 81-059., 1935-1938, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, attorney and democratic politician Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) was the son of William A. Sumners and Anna Elizabeth Walker.

In 1894, he moved with his family to Dallas County, Texas, where he studied law with Dallas attorney Alfred P. Wozencraft. After passing the Texas bar examination three years later, Sumners was elected Dallas County Attorney in 1900, and again in 1904 after losing in 1902. In 1906, he practiced law until he was appointed a congressman in the U. S. House of Representatives in 1912, serving sixteen more terms. From 1932 through 1946, Sumners served as chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, during which he challenged President Roosevelt's court-packing plan of 1937, that would allow the president to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice after a sitting judge had reached 70 years of age and did not retire. Sumners retired to Dallas in 1946, serving as Director of the Research in Law and Government of the Southwestern Legal Foundation at Southern Methodist University.

From the description of Sumners, Hatton William, Papers, 1935-1938 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 768421151 Anthony, John R. Democratic Party (Tex.) Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 Hart, James, 1896-1959. Love, Thomas B. Ludlow, Louis, 1873-1950 McIntyre, M. H. McIntyre, M. H. Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964 Rogers, Warren Lee, 1912-1992. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Judiciary Committee. United States. Congress. House United States. Supreme Court. United States. Temporary National Economic Committee. Sumners, Hatton Sumners, Natton W. Sumners, Hatton W. (Hatton William), 1875-1962 Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D., Letters, 1933-1945 Roosevelt, Franklin D. Love, Thomas B. Roosevelt, Franklin D., Letters, 1933-1945 3 in. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Letters, 1933-1945, contain photocopies of correspondence with Thomas B. 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Included are Clarke's publications, the Y-Relays correspondence, photographs, radio scripts, participants' surveys and transcribed portions of the log book; the PCT registers and hikers' correspondence, maps, visitor guides and brochures of national forests and parks in Washington, Oregon, California and elsewhere. Correspondents include Ansel Adams, Hanson W. Baldwin, Devereux Butcher, Oscar L. Chapman, Ernest A. Dench, Newton Bishop Drury, Roland C. Geist, Francis P. Farquar. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens Inventory of the John R. Anthony Papers TAMU MSS 00042., 1912-1977 Anthony, John R. Inventory of the John R. Anthony Papers 1912-1977 John Robert Anthony was born in Longview, Texas 12 June 1889. Anthony earned a B.A. from the University of Texas in 1916, a L.L.B. in 1921 and a M.A. in 1928. Anthony was head of the English Department at West Texas Military Academy in San Antonio 1913-1915, then Assistant Professor of English in Texas Christian University 1916-1918. Anthony later joined the legal staff of Humble Oil and Refining Company in Houston, Texas January 1929. Following his retirement from Humble Oil in 1954, Anthony served as Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law 1955-1957. Anthony played an active part in the nine-year campaign to revise the antiquated Texas probate statutes. In recognition of his invaluable contributions toward revising the , the Council of the Section on Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law honored him at the annual Texas Bar Association Convention in Houston July 4, 1972. The John R. 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